Rapture (Anita Baker album)
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| Studio album by Anita Baker | ||||
| Released | March 20, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
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| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Michael J. Powell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina | |||
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| BBC | (positive) |
| Robert Christgau | B- |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
Rapture is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (of which 5 million in the US) and earning her two Grammy Awards.
The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award.
The music video for the track "Same Ole Love" was filmed and recorded at Baker's Keyboard Lounge.
In 1989, Rapture was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.
*Produced by Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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