Compositions (album)
Compositions is the fourth album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album. The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1991 Grammy Awards. Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and producer Michael J. Powell.
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Released | June 12, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 at Encore Studios (Burbank, CA); Ocean Way Recording and Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles, CA); Sound Lab 1 (Detroit, MI); Ambience Recorders (Farmington Hills, MI). | |||
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Length | 50:27 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Michael J. Powell | |||
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Singles from Compositions | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
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Track listing
- "Talk to Me" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 5:03
- "Perfect Love Affair" (Baker, Joel Davis) - 5:19
- "Whatever It Takes" (Baker, Marc Gordon, Gerald LeVert) - 5:35
- "Soul Inspiration" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) - 5:17
- "Lonely" (Baker) - 4:29
- "No One to Blame" (Baker, Fails) - 4:41
- "More Than You Know" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 4:48
- "Love You to The Letter" (James McBride) - 7:20
- "Fairy Tales" (Baker, Fails, Powell) - 7:55
Personnel
- Anita Baker – lead vocals
- Vernon Fails – keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes – piano, backing vocals (7)
- Ben Keys – programming
- David Ward – programming
- Michael J. Powell – guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (7)
- Earl Klugh – guitar (7)
- Nathan East – bass, backing vocals (7)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 4, 5, 7)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4-9)
- Perri (Carol, Darlene, Lori and Sharon Perry) – backing vocals (2, 4, 7), BGV arrangement (4)
Production
- Producer – Michael J. Powell
- Executive Producer – Anita Baker
- Engineer – Barney Perkins
- Second Engineers – Tom Beiner, Steve Gallagher and Bart Stevens.
- Assistant Engineer – Milton Chan
- Additional Engineers – Darroll Gustamachio, Elliott Peters and Gerard Smerek.
- Mixing – Barney Perkins (Tracks 1, 3 & 5-9); Gerard Smerek (Tracks 2 & 4).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts
- Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
- Management – Randy Bash, Sherwin Bash and Ricki Sellner for BNB Associates, Ltd.
Awards
Grammy Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result |
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1991 | Compositions | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
Best Album Package | Nominated |
Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 7 |
US Billboard 200 | 5 |
US Billboard Top R&B Albums | 3 |
US Top Jazz Albums | 4 |
Singles
Year | Title | US Pop[5] | US R&B[6] | US AC[7] | UK[8] |
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1990 | "Talk to Me" | 44 | 3 | 4 | 68 |
"Soul Inspiration" | 72 | 16 | 11 | – | |
1991 | "Fairy Tales" | – | 8 | 27 | – |
References
- Henderson, Alex. Compositions > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- Christgau, Robert. "Compositions > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- Sandow, Greg (July 6, 1990). "Compositions > review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- Goodman, Fred (August 9, 1990). "Anita Baker: Compositions : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- "Anita Baker: Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- "Anita Baker: Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- "Anita Baker: Chart History – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- "Anita Baker – Singles". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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