Anita Baker Lyrics Sweet Love

With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80s. Gifted with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinctly adult sophistication. Smooth and mellow, but hardly lifeless, it made her one of the most popular romantic singers of her time.

Baker was born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, OH, and raised in nearby Detroit, where she grew up listening to female jazz singers like Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, and Ella Fitzgerald. At age 12, she began singing a gospel choir, and by age 16 she was performing with several local bands. In 1975, she successfully auditioned for Chapter 8, one of Detroit's most popular acts at the time; the group eventually signed with Ariola and released an album in 1979, but were immediately dropped when the label was acquired by Arista (which didn't care for Baker's vocals). Chastened, Baker worked low-paying jobs in Detroit and eventually found steady work as a receptionist at a law firm. In 1982, Otis Smith - an executive who'd worked with Chapter 8 - contacted Baker about recording for his new label Beverly Glen. Happy with her employment benefits and skittish over the experience with Arista, Baker was reluctant at first, but eventually flew out to the West Coast to record her debut album, The Songstress, in 1983. Though it didn't gain quite enough exposure to become a hit, it did help Baker build a strong fan base through word-of-mouth and she was signed by Elektra in 1985.

ANITA BAKER LYRICS

album: "The Songstress" (1983)
Angel
You're The Best Thing Yet
Feel The Need
Squeeze Me
No More Tears
Sometimes
Will You Be Mine
Do You Believe Me
album: "Rapture" (1986)
Sweet Love
You Bring Me Joy
Caught Up In The Rapture
Been So Long
Mystery
No One In The World
Same Ole Love
Watch Your Step
album: "Giving You The Best That I Got" (1988)
Priceless
Lead Me Into Love
Giving You The Best That I Got
Good Love
Rules
Good Enough
Just Because
You Belong To Me
album: "Compositions" (1990)
Talk To Me
Perfect Love Affair
Whatever It Takes
Soul Inspiration
Lonely
No One To Blame
More Than You Know
Love You To The Letter
Fairy Tales
album: "Rhythm Of Love" (1994)
Rhythm Of Love
The Look Of Love
Body And Soul
Baby
I Apologize
Plenty Of Room
It's Been You
You Belong To Me
Wrong Man
Only For A While
Sometimes I Wonder Why
My Funny Valentine
album: "My Everything" (2004)
You're My Everything
How Could You
In My Heart
Serious
How Does It Feel
Like You Used To Do
Close Your Eyes
I Can't Sleep
Men In My Life
album: "Christmas Fantasy" (2005)
Frosty's Rag (Frosty The Snowman)
Christmas Time Is Here
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Christmas Fantasy
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
other songs:
Mad About You - The Final Frontier[From "Mad About You: The Final Frontier" Soundtrack]
Moondance
When You Love Someone[From "Forget Paris" Soundtrack]
You Can Reach Me[From "First Impressions" episode 3 of season 2 in the television show Angel]