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Fast Facts
- Born: January 26, 1958
- Raised: Detroit, MI
- Origin: Toledo, OH
- Genres: Jazz, R&B
- Active: 1978 - present
- Albums: 8
- Labels: Elektra, Atlantic, Blue Note
- Awards: 8 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards
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Career
Anita Baker's first encounter with the music business came in the late 1970s, when, as the singer for Chapter 8 band, she was signed to Ariola. When Ariola was purchased by Arista, the new label dropped the band and Baker. She worked as a receptionist in a law firm until returning to recording in 1983. Her debut album, The Songstress, resulted in three songs on the R&B charts.Her first major-label release, Rapture, gave her a crossover hit with the song Sweet Love. Baker recorded and performed through the mid-1990s before taking a decade away from music to raise a family.
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Rapture - $13.98
Soul has been through a lot of changes of late, and if there seems to be an oversupply of young divas-in-waiting today, you can probably thank Anita Baker for it. Baker was one of the few singers that bridged the old school to the new, and ...
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"With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80's. Gifted with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop,...
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