Composer
Anita Baker
American singer
b. 1958
18 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Toledo
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s.
Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to fame following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker is a contralto with a wide range of octaves.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; jazz musician; singer; record producer; composer; recording artist; musician
- Education
- Central High School (Detroit)
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- soul
- Official website
- http://www.anitabaker.com; http://anitabakermusic.com/
- Birth name
- Anita Denise Baker
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 85802682
- ISNI
- 0000000078397889
- GND ID
- 134319974
- Library of Congress ID
- n91115115
- MusicBrainz ID
- 02349767-d5ac-4528-892d-17b6d40107a1
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz, R&B, pop, Rock, Blues
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Soul Inspiration | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Rhythm Of Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mystery | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Body & Soul | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Giving You the Best That I Got | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Been So Long | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| When You Love Someone | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Just Because | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Caught Up In The Rapture | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Apologize | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| No One In The World | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Same Ole Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Body And Soul | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Sometimes I Wonder Why | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Look Of Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| You Belong To Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Same Ol' Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 85802682. Portrait: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.