1986 Anita Baker – Rapture
Rapture is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (of which 5 million in the US) and earning her two Grammy Awards.
The album’s first track, “Sweet Love”, was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award.
Rapture was released by Elektra Records in March 1986, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Promoted with two hit singles in “Sweet Love” and “Caught Up in the Rapture”, the album received significant airplay on both black radio and Top 40 formats, unlike Baker’s 1983 debut The Songstress. By October 1987, Rapture had sold three million copies. It propelled Baker to stardom in soul and pop music during the late 1980s, winning two Grammy Awards and eventually sold over six million copies worldwide.
The music video for the track “Same Ole Love” was filmed and recorded at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge.
Tracks
1 Sweet Love (Anita Baker, Louis A Johnson, Gary Bias) 4:24
2 You Bring Me Joy (David Lasley) 4:15
3 Caught Up In The Rapture (Garry Glenn, Dianne Quander) 4:31
4 Been So Long (Anita Baker) 4:59
5 Mystery (Rod Temperton) 4:43
6 No One In The World (Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron) 3:56
7 Same Ole Love (Marilyn Mcleod, Darryl K Roberts) 3:52
8 Watch Your Step (Anita Baker) 4:42
Biography
Musicians
1 Sweet Love
| Bass | David B Washington |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
2 You Bring Me Joy
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Vesta Williams |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
3 Caught Up In The Rapture
| Bass | David B Washington |
| Drums | Arthur Marbury |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Percussion | Lawrence Fratangelo |
| Percussion | Lorenzo Brown |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
4 Been So Long
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
5 Mystery
| Bass | David B Washington |
| Drums | Arthur Marbury |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Percussion | Lawrence Fratangelo |
| Background Vocals | Natalie Jackson |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
6 No One In The World
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Paul Chiten |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
7 Same Ole Love
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Greg Moore |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
8 Watch Your Step
| Bass | David B Washington |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Keyboards | Anita Baker |
| Sax | Donald Albright |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Vesta Williams |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael J. Powell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Producer – Gary Skardina, Marti Sharron (Track 6)
Executive Producer – Anita Baker
Engineer – Barney Perkin (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Engineer – Gary Skardina, Robert Feist (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tony Ray, Fred Law, Keith Cohen, Keith Seppane (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Mastered By – Barry Diament, Bernie Grundman
Art Direction, Photography – Carol Friedman
Creative Director – Hale Milgrim
Design – Sue Keston
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mastered At Atlantic Studios
Mixed At Yamaha International Recording
Mixed At Music Grinder Studios
Remixed At Yamaha International Recording
Recorded At Music Grinder Studios
Recorded At Yamaha International Recording
Recorded At United Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records