Anita Baker Lyrics Sweet Love

Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio)

Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is a soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer.

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]