anita baker?

[Hero1]

anyone got her new album?? i was definitely feeling her performance on jay leno a few weeks back

[Louis85]

Thanks for reminding me, Tim. That's one I have to go out and get. :rock:

[Rumi_Philosophie]

I heard it playing in Virgin Mega in Union Square on Saturday,yes I was feeling it. :rock:

[Hero1]

Originally posted by Louis85@Oct 18 2004, 11:16 PM
Thanks for reminding me, Tim. That's one I have to go out and get. :rock:
i got it yesterday..its great! louis i think you'd love it!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

[Louis85]

Moms got it for me yesterday. I like it. I just have to learn the songs a bit. Her stuff usually grows on you pretty quick. I haven't even picked out a favorite track yet. The Babyface duet is pretty cool.

:rock:

[Hero1]

yeah the babyface track is good.. track 5 "how does it feel" track 2 "how could you" and "you're my everything" are my favorites at the moment.. :bigthumb:

[Louis85]

Roger that. :rock: :rock:

[Hero1]

im lovin this album!! im definitely stuck on track 5.. but im also feelin 3 and 7 as well :bigthumb:

[Etherspin]

someone describe please?? i havent heard of her ??

[Hero1]

Originally posted by ETHERSPIN@Oct 23 2004, 11:55 PM
someone describe please?? i havent heard of her ??
classic soul album..you should be able to get it ether..i got my copy from sanity

[Hero1]

Anita Baker's My Everything is her first studio outing in a decade. Family life seems to have claimed most of that time, as the album's last cut, "Men in My Life," seems to indicate. Baker co-wrote seven of the album's nine songs (one is a reprise of the title track), authored the aforementioned tune, and assisted producer Barry J. Eastmond in the arrangements. The disc's first single, "You're My Everything," is indicative of the album's sound: finely wrought and executed urban adult soul. Most of the set falls into this category, too, with the exception of "Like You Used to Do," a duet with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds that walks a line between it and new-school groove. Another cut, the stellar "I Can't Sleep," offers Baker in full-on jazz mode, careening through a skittering and swinging arrangement with a full horn section pushing the groove; it showcases Baker's ability to croon, and she comes very close to Betty Carter's scat. Some may be frustrated that, after such a long time, Baker doesn't push the envelope more stylistically. This may be true in terms of the material itself, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Right down the line, Baker delivers on what she does best. But in one sense she has expanded her palette. On these cuts, most of the rhythm section's tracks were cut live from the floor, and on three, the vocals were as well. This gives the album a reedy immediacy that contrasts sharply with the rest of her studio catalog. This is a worthy return, qualitatively standing head and shoulders above most everything else in its class.

[byrdie]

Originally posted by ETHERSPIN@Oct 23 2004, 05:55 AM
someone describe please?? i havent heard of her ??
Anita Baker has a deep, charming voice and sings classic R&B ballads -- I've found that they stand up well to the test of time. In the late 80's or early 90's, Spike Lee was featured in her video for "No One In the World." Other hits include "Same Ole' Love" and "Watch Your Step". The best word I can find to describe her is "classy." For class (I'm not comparing singing ability or legend status -- just class), I'd rank her with essential Aretha Franklin era music, the Supremes, early Natalie Cole ... her early work is warm-blanket or by-the-fire music without deserving the pre-wave stigma of 80's soft rock.

Amazon.com has samples of her current album (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002QF2MS), and I'd be surprised if they didn't have snippets of previous ones.

[Louis85]

Other hits that are some of my personal favorites:

Sweet Love
Angel
You're The Best Thing Yet (To Ever Come Into My Life)
You Bring Me Joy
Giving You The Best That I've Got
It's Been You
Fairy Tales

I have all of her albums (I think)--each one of them is excellent! :rock:

Louis

[Hero1]

i cant believe no one mentioned rapture