The Best of Anita Baker by Anita Baker - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

Rhino's 2002 compilation The Best of Anita Baker contains all of her hits -- both the pop crossovers and songs that were big only on the R&B charts. Many of these songs are presented in their single edits, not the album versions, which is a plus, since these are the versions that were played on the radio. Although it is true that nothing Anita Baker did was ever as sublime as Rapture, she did continually turn out fine adult contemporary and urban soul ballads throughout the late '80s and early '90s, all of which are here, making this not just a good summary/introduction, but a nice disc of highlights for those searching for more than Rapture. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Angel (Single Version #2)

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Waters; Performer
Drums: Raymond Calhoun
James Godson; Performer
Guitar: David T. Walker
Craig Cooper
James Macon
Paul M Jackson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Patrick Moten; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Brass Arrangement: Jerry Hey; Composer
Composer: Patrick Moten
Sandra Sully
Anita Baker; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Gene Page; Composer
Executive Producer: Otis Smith; Production
Producer: Patrick Moten; Production

2. You're the Best Thing Yet

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Waters; Performer
Drums: James Godson
Raymond Calhoun; Performer
Guitar: Craig Cooper
David T. Walker
Paul M Jackson Jr.
James Macon; Performer
Keyboard: Patrick Moten; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Brass Arrangement: Jerry Hey; Composer
Composer: Patrick Moten
Geronne C Turner; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Gene Page; Composer
Executive Producer: Otis Smith; Production
Producer: Patrick Moten; Production

3. No More Tears

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Waters; Performer
Drums: James Godson
Raymond Calhoun; Performer
Guitar: Craig Cooper
David T. Walker
Paul M Jackson Jr.
James Macon; Performer
Keyboard: Patrick Moten; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Brass Arrangement: Jerry Hey; Composer
Composer: Michael Powell; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Gene Page; Composer
Executive Producer: Otis Smith; Production
Producer: Patrick Moten; Production

4. Sweet Love

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anita Baker
Darryl Phinnissee
Bunny Hull
Jim Gilstrap; Performer
Bass Guitar: Freddy "ready Freddie" Washington; Performer
Drums: Ricky Lawson; Performer
Guitar: Gregg Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Sir Gant; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Composer: Louis A Johnson
Gary Bias
Anita Baker
Louis Johnson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Keith Cohen
Keith Seppanen
Tony Ray
Fred Law; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production

5. Caught Up in the Rapture (Single Version)

Background Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Composer: Garry Glenn
Dianne Quander; Composer
Lyricist: Dianne Quander; Composer
Bass Guitar: David B. Washington; Performer
Drums: Arthur Marbury Iii; Performer
Guitar: Michael J. Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon Fails; Performer
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Lorenzo Brown
Lawrence Fratangelo
Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Keith Cohen
Keith Seppanen
Tony Ray
Fred Law; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production

6. You Bring Me Joy

Composer: David Lasley; Composer
Background Vocals: Jim Gilstrap
Alex Brown
Darryl Phinnissee
Bunny Hull
Anita Baker
Vesta Williams; Performer
Lyricist: David Lasley; Composer
Bass Guitar: Freddy "ready Freddie" Washington; Performer
Drums: Ricky Lawson; Performer
Guitar: Gregg Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Sir Gant; Performer
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Saxophone: Don Myrick; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Keith Cohen
Keith Seppanen
Tony Ray
Fred Law; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production

7. Same Ole Love (365 Days a Week)

Background Vocals: Bunny Hull
Darryl Phinnissee
Jim Gilstrap; Performer
Composer: Marilyn Mcleod
Darryl K. Roberts; Composer
Lyricist: Marilyn Mcleod
Darryl K. Roberts; Composer
Bass Guitar: Freddy "ready Freddie" Washington; Performer
Drums: Ricky Lawson; Performer
Guitar: Gregg Moore; Performer
Keyboard: Sir Gant; Performer
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Keith Cohen
Keith Seppanen
Tony Ray
Fred Law; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production

8. No One in the World

Background Vocals: Philip Ingram
Darryl Phinnissee
Anita Baker
Lynn Davis; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Neil Stubenhaus; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks
Paul Jackson; Performer
Keyboard: Randy Kerber; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Synthesizer: Paul Chiten
Greg Phillinganes; Performer
Composer: Ken Hirsch
Marti Sharron; Composer
Lyricist: Martisharron; Composer
Engineer: Gary Skardina
Robert Feist; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Producer: Gary Skardins
Martisharron
Marti Sharron
Gary Skardina; Production

9. Ain't No Need to Worry (feat. Anita Baker) [Single Version]

by The Winans, Anita Baker

Featured Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Primary Artist: The Winans; Main Performer
Composer: Marvin Winans; Composer
Lyricist: Marvin Winans; Composer

10. Giving You the Best That I Got (Single Version)

Background Vocals: Alex Brown
Carl Carwell
Perri Sisters
Angel Edwards
Valerie Pinkston Mayo; Performer
Bass Guitar: Nathan East; Performer
Drums: Omar Hakim; Performer
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Michael J. Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon Fails
Robbie Buchanan; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Les Cooper
Bruce Nazarian
Fred Law
Tim Purvis; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Arranger: Perri Sisters
Valerie Pinkston Mayo; Composer
Composer: Randy Holland
Skip Scarborough
Anita Baker; Composer
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Second Engineer: Milton Chan; Production
Additional Programmer: David Bornuff
Robbie Buchanan
David Boruff; Other

11. Good Love

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anita Baker
Perri Sisters; Performer
Guitar: Michael J. Powell
Danny Lyle
Donnie Lyle; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon Fails
Gary Taylor; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Synthesizer: Joseph Vitarelli; Performer
Arranger: Perri Sisters; Composer
Composer: Gary Taylor; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Les Cooper
Bruce Nazarian
Fred Law
Tim Purvis; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Second Engineer: Milton Chan; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Joseph Vitarelli; Other

12. Just Because (Single Version #2)

Bass Guitar: Nathan East; Performer
Drums: Omar Hakim; Performer
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Robbie Buchanan; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Arranger: Alex Brown
Perri Sisters; Composer
Composer: Alex Brown
Sammy Mckinney
Michael O'hara
Sami Mckinney; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Michael J. Powell
Robbie Buchanan; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Les Cooper
Bruce Nazarian
Fred Law
Tim Purvis; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Additional Arrangement By: Alex Brown; Other
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Marva King
Carl Carwell
Perri Sisters; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Second Engineer: Milton Chan; Production
Additional Programmer: Robbie Buchanan; Other

13. Lead Me into Love (Single Version)

Additional Programmer: Robbie Buchanan
David Bornuff
David Boruff; Other
Background Vocals: Perri Sisters; Performer
Bass Guitar: Nathan East; Performer
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Drums: Omar Hakim; Performer
Composer: Larry Prentiss
Steve Lane; Composer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Michael J. Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon Fails
Robbie Buchanan; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Piano: George Duke
Bobby Lyle; Performer
Arranger: Perri Sisters; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Paul Riser; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Les Cooper
Bruce Nazarian
Fred Law
Tim Purvis; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Second Engineer: Milton Chan; Production

14. Fairy Tales

Drums: Ricky Lawson
Steve Ferrone; Performer
Composer: Vernon D. Fails
Anita Baker
Michael Powell; Composer
Guitar: Earl Klugh
Michael J. Powell
Nathan East; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon D. Fails; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Piano: Greg Phillinganes; Performer
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Milton Chan; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Programmer: David Ward
Ben Keys; Production
Second Engineer: Bart Stevens
Steve Gallagher
Tom Beiner; Production
Additional Engineer: Elliott Peters
Milton Chan
Gerard Smerek
Darroll Gustamachio; Other

15. Talk to Me (Single Version #2)

Composer: Michael Powell
Anita Baker
Vernon Fails
Vernon D. Fails; Composer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Nathan East; Performer
Drums: Ricky Lawson
Steve Ferrone; Performer
Guitar: Earl Klugh
Michael J. Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Vernon D. Fails; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Piano: Greg Phillinganes; Performer
Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Milton Chan; Production
Engineer: Barney Perkins; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mixing Engineer: Barney Perkins
Michael J. Powell; Production
Producer: Michael J. Powell; Production
Programmer: David Ward
Ben Keys; Production
Second Engineer: Bart Stevens
Steve Gallagher
Tom Beiner; Production
Additional Engineer: Elliott Peters
Milton Chan
Gerard Smerek
Darroll Gustamachio; Other

16. Body and Soul (Radio Edit)

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Nathan East; Performer
Arranger: Rick Nowels
Anita Baker; Composer
Composer: Ellen Shipley
Rick Nowels; Composer
Unknown Contributor Role: Barry J Eastmond; Other
Background Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Drums: Steve Ferrone; Performer
Electric Piano: Barry J. Eastmond; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Barry J. Eastmond; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: George Duke; Performer
Piano: Barry J Eastmond
Eddie Howard; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Barry J. Eastmond; Composer
Assistant Engineer: John Hendrickson
Chris Albert
Andy Grassi
Earl Cohen
David Kutch
Ian Craigie
Carl Glenville; Production
Engineer: Gerard Smerek
Al Schmitt; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: Erik Zobler
George Duke
Gerard Smerek; Production
Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Additional Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Earl Cohen; Other

17. I Apologize (Single Version)

Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Gordon Chambers
Anita Baker; Performer
Drums: Steve Ferrone; Performer
Arranger: Barry J Eastmond
Rick Nowels
Gordon Chambers
Anita Baker; Composer
Composer: Anita Baker
Barry J Eastmond
Gordon Chambers; Composer
Additional Arrangement By: Gordon Chambers
Anita Baker; Other
Additional Programmer: Barry J Eastmond; Other
Keyboard: Barry J Eastmond; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Piano: Eddie Howard
Barry J Eastmond; Performer
Assistant Engineer: John Hendrickson
Chris Albert
Andy Grassi
Earl Cohen
David Kutch
Ian Craigie
Carl Glenville; Production
Engineer: Al Schmitt
Earl Cohen
Gerard Smerek; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: Erik Zobler
George Duke
Gerard Smerek; Production
Producer: Barry J Eastmond; Production

18. It's Been You (Single Version)

Arranger: Anita Baker
Barry J Eastmond; Composer
Primary Artist: Anita Baker; Main Performer
Soloist: Ira Siegel; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Composer: Michael O'hara
Mary Unobsky
Sami Mckinney; Composer
Engineer: Stan Wallace
Earl Cohen
Gerard Smerek; Production
Bass Guitar: Anthony Jackson; Performer
Guitar: Georg Wadenius
Ira Siegel; Performer
Lead Vocals: Anita Baker; Performer
Percussion: Steve Thornton; Performer
Piano: Barry J Eastmond; Performer
Mixing: Gerard Smerek; Production
Synthesizer: Sammy Merendino
Barry J Eastmond; Performer
Assistant Engineer: John Hendrickson
Chris Albert
Andy Grassi
Earl Cohen
David Kutch
Ian Craigie
Carl Glenville; Production
Executive Producer: Anita Baker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: Gerard Smerek; Production
Producer: Barry J Eastmond; Production
Programmer: Sammy Merendino; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 19 minutes and 27 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1422x1422 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

17/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, R&B, Soul, Adult Contemporary, Quiet Storm, Soft Rock

Label

Rhino Atlantic

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 17, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497968664