Anita Baker is an American R&B/
soul jazzSoul jazz is a development of jazz incorporating strong influences from blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often an organ trio featuring a Hammond organ.- Overview :Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C...
singer-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. To date, Baker has won eight
Grammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit.
Chapter 8 (1979)
In 1975, Baker (Contralto) joined the Detroit based band,
Chapter 8Chapter 8 was a Detroit soul group of the 1970s and '80s formed by Michael J. Powell and Derek Dirckson. Anita Baker was featured as lead vocalist on their first, self-titled album on Ariola entitled Chapter 8 in 1979, produced by Michael and Derek...
, which featured
Michael J. PowellMichael J. Powell is an American R&B musician, record producer and arranger who is best known for his work as producer for eight time Grammy Award-winning soul / R&B vocalist Anita Baker....
, who would later produce her solo works. The band eventually got a record deal with Ariola, and
their self-titled debut
Chapter 8-Track listing:#Don't You Like It - 4:46 #Ready For You Love - 4:34 #Come On Dance With Me - 3:43 #We Need Love - 5:46 #I Go Disco - 5:15...
came out in Fall 1979. Two singles hit the R&B charts: "Ready for Your Love," a duet between Baker and group member Gerald Lyles; and the Baker-led "I Just Wanna Be Your Girl."
Ariola Records was bought by
Arista RecordsArista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. Chapter 8 were subsequently dropped from the label roster.
The Songstress (1983)
Baker released her solo debut album,
The Songstress, in 1983. Produced by
Patrick MotenPatrick Moten was an American musician and songwriter, who co-wrote Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now"...
and Otis Smith, the album was released on the small independent label Beverly Glen Records. The album featured the moderate R&B hit "Angel".
Rapture (1985-1986)
In 1985, Baker signed a contract with
Elektra RecordsElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
, a division of
Warner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. She released her second album,
Rapture, in 1986. Produced by her friend
Michael J. PowellMichael J. Powell is an American R&B musician, record producer and arranger who is best known for his work as producer for eight time Grammy Award-winning soul / R&B vocalist Anita Baker....
(from the Detroit soul band
Chapter 8Chapter 8 was a Detroit soul group of the 1970s and '80s formed by Michael J. Powell and Derek Dirckson. Anita Baker was featured as lead vocalist on their first, self-titled album on Ariola entitled Chapter 8 in 1979, produced by Michael and Derek...
), Baker wrote several tracks for the album herself including "Been So Long" and "Watch Your Step", and co-wrote the single "
Sweet Love"Sweet Love" is the title of a popular song from 1986 by R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the second single from her critically acclaimed album, Rapture, Baker's second studio album.-Chart performance:...
" which became her first mainstream hit; it peaked at number eight on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, number two on the U.S.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, also making the Top 20 in the United Kingdom. "Caught Up in the Rapture", "No One in the World", and "Same Ole Love" also became major R&B and
adult contemporaryThe Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart hits during 1986 and 1987.
Rapture ultimately became Anita's biggest-selling career disc and went on to sell nearly eight million copies worldwide and earned Baker two
Grammy Awards in 1987The 29th Grammy Awards were held in 1987. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.-Award winners:*Record of the Year**Russ Titelman , Steve Winwood for "Higher Love"*Album of the Year...
:
Best R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleThe Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs...
for the album and
Best Rhythm & Blues SongThe Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
for "Sweet Love". Baker's world tour for her
Rapture album, entitled
A Night of RaptureA Night of Rapture was a worldwide concert tour by American R&B/jazz singer Anita Baker in 1986. The tour was in support of her break-through multi-platinum album, Rapture, which sold 8 million copies worldwide....
, was filmed and released on home video (and DVD in 2007).
In 1987, Baker collaborated with
The WinansThe Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.-Members:Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.-Origins:...
on the single "Ain't No Need to Worry", which led Baker to her third Grammy Award the following year, in the
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or ChorusThe Grammy Award for Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus was awarded from 1984 to 1990.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.-1990s:*Grammy Awards of 1990...
category.
Giving You the Best That I Got (1988)
Baker's third album,
Giving You the Best That I GotGiving You The Best That I Got is the third album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was Baker's first and only #1 Pop album in the US, the second #1 R&B Album, and was certified 3x platinum in 1989 by the RIAA....
, was released in October 1988. She again worked with Powell, and the album became a critical and commercial success, reaching number one on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart and selling five million copies worldwide (including three million in the U.S. alone). It featured such hits as "Just Because" and the
title track"Giving You the Best That I Got" is the title of a 1988 song by the American R&B / soul jazz singer Anita Baker. The song appears on Baker's album of the same name, which was released in the fall of that year...
, which became Baker's biggest pop hit, reaching number three on the
Billboard Hot 100 while topping both the R&B and adult contemporary charts. The album also won three more Grammy awards.
Compositions (1990)
Baker returned to the studio in 1990 for her fourth album (her third for Elektra), entitled
Compositions. Once again produced by Powell, this time Baker became more involved in the songwriting and production process and began to experiment with
jazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
influences. Baker wrote or co-wrote seven of the nine songs on the album, including the hits "Talk to Me", "Fairy Tales", "No One to Blame", and "Whatever It Takes" (written with
Gerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
). The album was mostly cut "live", in that the rhythm section was playing as Baker sang. The album included musicians
Greg PhillinganesGreg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
,
Nathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
,
Paulinho da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
, Vernon Fails,
Ricky Lawson- Overview :Ricky Lawson started playing drums at the age of 16. He would borrow is Uncle's drum set, and would carry it to his house all the way across town via the Detroit Buses that ran in the town. In high school Lawson played in his high school jazz band, which consisted of only 5 members...
, and
Stephen FerroneSteven "Steve" Ferrone is a British drummer.He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Scritti Politti...
.
The three singles from
Compositions all failed to reach the top forty of the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart ("Talk to Me" came closest peaking at number forty-four). The singles became top twenty hits on the R&B singles chart and were also moderate adult contemporary hits.
Compositions peaked at number five on the
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, number three on the
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, and number four on the
Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, and was certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of AmericaThe Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
for one million units sold in the US. The album also earned Baker her seventh Grammy Award and her fourth in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Amazingly, she had won in that category four out of the past five awards ceremonies 1987 - 1991.
Following
Compositions, Elektra Records secured the rights to Baker's debut album
The Songstress from 1983, and re-released it with a new cover artwork in 1991.
After almost five years of touring, performing, and recording, Baker took a break, only entering the studio to record the
jazz standardJazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
"Witchcraft" with
Frank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
for his 1993
DuetsDuets is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1993.Recorded near the end of Sinatra's career, it consists of duets between Sinatra and other guest star singers from various genres; Sinatra personally chose the performers...
album.
Rhythm of Love (1994)
Baker's fifth album,
Rhythm of LoveRhythm of Love is the fifth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. Released in 1994, the album peaked at #2 on Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart...
, was issued in September 1994. After ending her production partnership with Powell, Baker produced most of the album herself along with many famous producers such as
George DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
,
Arif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
, Barry J. Eastmond, and
Tommy LiPumaTommy LiPuma is an American music producer. In his long career, he has worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, Natalie Cole, Claudine Longet, Dave Mason, the Yellowjackets, Michael Franks, Diana Krall, and The Story...
.
Rhythm of Love was mainly recorded at Baker's home due to her pregnancy at the time, and she wrote five of the album's twelve songs. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and number one on the
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and eventually being certified double platinum by the RIAA. The first single, "Body and Soul", became Baker's first US top forty hit in over five years. Baker won the award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the single "I Apologize" at the
1996 Grammy AwardsThe 38th Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Alanis Morissette was the night's big winner, scoring four trophies, including Album of the Year.-Award winners:...
, her fifth Grammy Award in this category and her eighth overall.
Baker embarked on the
Rhythm of Love World Tour in support of the album, on December 14, 1994 to November 14, 1995.
Recent career
In June 2002,
Rhino RecordsRhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...
released
The Best of Anita BakerThe Best of Anita Baker is a compilation album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released on June 18, 2002, in the United States by Rhino Records, and compiles material from Baker's career spanning 1983-2002...
(known as
Sweet Love: The Very Best of Anita Baker in the UK, with a slightly different track listing), a compilation of Baker's material from 1983–2002.
Two years later, in March 2004,
Blue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
announced that they had signed Baker to an exclusive recording contract that would result in at least two albums. Bruce Lundvall, president and CEO of
EMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Jazz & Classics, signed her after she approached him to record for Blue Note. At the same time Rhino Records released
A Night of Rapture: Live, a compilation that contained nine live tracks and three multimedia videos recorded in the late 1980s.
In September 2004, a decade after her last studio album, Baker released a new album, entitled
My EverythingMy Everything is the sixth studio album by Anita Baker, released on September 7, 2004. The album debuted at #4 on the US Billboard 200 selling 132,000 copies in its first week. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US.It was Baker's first album for Blue...
. Co-produced by Barry J. Eastmond and Baker herself, she wrote or co-wrote nine of this album's ten tracks, including a duet with Babyface, "Like You Used to Do". Though she had been out of the limelight for some considerable time, the album was still moderately successful, peaking at number four on the
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was certified gold by the RIAA, denoting sales in excess of 500,000 units in the US.
In October 2005, Baker released her first Christmas album,
Christmas FantasyChristmas Fantasy is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It is Baker's first holiday album, and was released on October 4, 2005 by Blue Note Records...
. Again produced by Baker and Eastmond, the album mixed traditional Christmas carols ("God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"), standards ("I'll Be Home for Christmas"), re-imagined classics ("
Frosty's Rag"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year; Rollins and Nelson shipped the...
"),
BroadwayBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show tuneA show tune is a popular song originally written as part of the score of a "show" , especially if the piece in question has become a "standard", more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context...
s ("
My Favorite Things"My Favorite Things" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.-The Sound of Music version:The song was first introduced by Mary Martin in the original Broadway production, and sung by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film.In the musical, the lyrics to the song are a...
"), and three new songs by Baker and Eastmond ("Moonlight Sleighride", "Family of Man", and "Christmas Fantasy"). She received a Grammy Award nomination in 2007 for
Best Traditional R&B Vocal PerformanceThe Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. The award was first given in 1999; until 2003, only...
for the song "Christmas Time Is Here", although she did not win.
In 2007, Baker appeared on
Dave KozDave Koz is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.- Life and career :Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California....
's album
At the Movies. She sang "
Somewhere"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...
" from the Broadway musical
West Side Story.
Baker embarked on a concert tour in 2008, entitled
An Evening with Anita Baker. Her performance at
DTE Energy Music TheatreOriginally built by the Nederlander Organization in the early 1970s, the DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan. It was originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course...
in
ClarkstonClarkston, known officially by the name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a small city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 882 at the 2010 census.-Overview:...
,
MichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, on July 12, 2008, was recorded and Baker announced plans to release a new DVD and/or CD live album in early 2009.
On September 19, 2008, BusyBoy Productions filmed her entire
An Evening with Anita Baker concert at
Mystic Lake Casino HotelThe Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is located within parts of the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee in Scott County, Minnesota, and was previously known as Prior Lake Indian Reservation until it was modified by the Indian Reorganization Act on November 28, 1969. As of the 2000 census, there...
in
Prior LakeIn 2007, there are an estimated 19,319 residents. The population density was 1,207 people per square mile . There were 5,791 housing units at an average density of 428.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.8% African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3%...
,
MinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, for Baker's up-and-coming DVD and B-roll footage for promotional purposes.
On April 25, 2010, Baker performed at the New Orleans Annual Jazz Fest 2010 at the Congo Square Stage.
On June 10, 2010, Baker sang the National Anthem at Game 4 of the NBA Finals in TD Garden. Her performance was criticized by viewers, and many began criticizing the performance on Twitter after she finished singing.
Baker will be releasing a new album in the beginning of 2011 entitled
21st Century Love, her seventh studio album, which will be released on Blue Note Records/EMI.
Grammy Awards
Grammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
history |
| Year |
Category |
Nominated work |
Result |
| 1987 |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs...
|
Rapture |
|
| Best Rhythm & Blues Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
|
"Sweet Love" |
|
| 1988 |
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus The Grammy Award for Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus was awarded from 1984 to 1990.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.-1990s:*Grammy Awards of 1990...
|
"Ain't No Need to Worry" (with The Winans The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.-Members:Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.-Origins:...
) |
|
| Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female |
"Giving You The Best That I Got" |
|
| 1989 |
Record of the Year The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
|
"Giving You the Best That I Got" |
|
| Song of the Year The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...
|
"Giving You the Best That I Got" |
|
| Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female |
"Giving You the Best That I Got" |
|
| Best Rhythm & Blues Song |
"Giving You the Best That I Got" |
|
| 1990 |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female |
Compositions Compositions is the fourth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album...
|
|
| 1995 |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance |
"Body and Soul" |
|
| Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre...
|
Rhythm of Love |
|
| 1996 |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance |
"I Apologize" |
|
| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate...
|
"When You Love Someone" (with James Ingram James Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards...
) |
|
| 2005 |
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. The award was first given in 1999; until 2003, only...
|
"You're My Everything" |
|
| Best R&B Album |
My Everything |
|
| 2007 |
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance |
"Christmas Time Is Here" |
|
American Music Awards
| American Music Award history |
| Year |
Category |
Nominated work |
Result |
| 1987 |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album |
Rapture |
|
| 1988 |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album |
Rapture |
|
| 1990 |
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
| Favorite Soul/R&B Single |
"Just Because" |
|
| 1995 |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
| 1996 |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Anita Baker |
|
Other honors
- Baker received a "Legend Award" at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment...
, where she also performed and was honored.http://soultrain.com/upcoming-events/.
| Year |
Category |
Organization |
Result |
| 1994 |
Hollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
|
|
Star at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 2005 |
International Artist of the Year |
Canadian Smooth Jazz Award |
|
Personal life
She married Walter Bridgforth Jr. on Christmas Eve 1988. As of October 2007 they were finalizing their divorce. They have two sons, Walter Baker Bridgforth (born January 1993) and Edward Carlton Bridgforth (born May 1994). Baker currently lives in
Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe is a suburban city bordering Detroit in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city covers just over one square mile, and had a population of 5,421 at the 2010 census. It is bordered on the west by Grosse Pointe Park, on the north by Detroit, on the east by Grosse Pointe...
,
MichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Discography
- 1979: Chapter 8
-Track listing:#Don't You Like It - 4:46 #Ready For You Love - 4:34 #Come On Dance With Me - 3:43 #We Need Love - 5:46 #I Go Disco - 5:15...
- 1983: The Songstress
- 1986: Rapture
- 1988: Giving You the Best That I Got
Giving You The Best That I Got is the third album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was Baker's first and only #1 Pop album in the US, the second #1 R&B Album, and was certified 3x platinum in 1989 by the RIAA....
- 1990: Compositions
Compositions is the fourth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album...
- 1994: Rhythm of Love
Rhythm of Love is the fifth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. Released in 1994, the album peaked at #2 on Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart...
- 2004: My Everything
My Everything is the sixth studio album by Anita Baker, released on September 7, 2004. The album debuted at #4 on the US Billboard 200 selling 132,000 copies in its first week. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US.It was Baker's first album for Blue...
- 2011: 21st Century Love
Tours
- A Night of Rapture Tour
A Night of Rapture was a worldwide concert tour by American R&B/jazz singer Anita Baker in 1986. The tour was in support of her break-through multi-platinum album, Rapture, which sold 8 million copies worldwide....
(1986/87)
- Giving You The Best Tour (1988)
- Compositions World Tour (1990)
- The Rhythm of Love Tour (1994/95)
- An Evening with Anita Baker Tour (2008)
External links