Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)

Rhythm of Love is the fifth album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1994. The album peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200[5] and #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart and was certified double platinum, giving Baker her fourth platinum selling album.

Rhythm Of Love
Studio album by
Anita Baker
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
Length61:20
LabelElektra
ProducerAnita Baker, Tommy LiPuma, Gerard Smerek, Barry J. Eastmond, Arif Mardin
Anita Baker chronology
Compositions
(1990)		 Rhythm Of Love
(1994)		 The Best of Anita Baker
(2002)
Singles from Rhythm of Love
  1. "Body and Soul"
    Released: August 15, 1994
  2. "I Apologize"
    Released: November 23, 1994
  3. "It's Been You"
    Released: 1995
  4. "You Belong to Me"
    Released: 1995
  5. "My Funny Valentine"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA- [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

This is the first album since 1983's The Songstress by Baker not to be produced by longtime collaborator Michael J. Powell, who had agreed to split the arrangement after the release of Baker's 1990 album, Compositions. The album's first single, "Body and Soul", gave Baker her first top 40 hit since 1989. "You Belong to Me" is a cover of the Carly Simon classic, not to be confused with the song of the same title that Baker recorded for her 1988 album Giving You the Best That I Got.

Baker also received a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "I Apologize". "Body and Soul" was nominated for 1995 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and Rhythm of Love was nominated for Best R&B Album.

Rhythm of Love is Baker's last album for Elektra Records. Because of dissatisfaction with the album's promotion, Baker filed a lawsuit against Elektra, requesting a transfer to another label within Warner Music Group. Finally she signed with Atlantic Records in September 1996.[6]

Track listing
  1. "Rhythm of Love" (Anita Baker, Patrick Moten) - 5:50
  2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:47
  3. "Body and Soul" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) - 5:42
  4. "Baby" (Baker) - 4:25
  5. "I Apologize" (Baker, Barry J. Eastmond, Gordon Chambers) - 5:09
  6. "Plenty of Room" (Baker) - 4:57
  7. "It's Been You" (Sami McKinney, Michael O'Hara, Mary Unobsky) - 4:59
  8. "You Belong to Me" (Carly Simon, Michael McDonald) - 4:41
  9. "Wrong Man" (Baker) - 5:51
  10. "Only for a While" (Dawn Thomas) - 5:16
  11. "Sometimes I Wonder Why" (Mike Reid, Mack David) - 4:37
  12. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:06

Personnel
  • Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6-10), acoustic piano intro (1), synth percussion (1), arrangements (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11), vocal arrangements (2, 5, 12), BGV arrangements (8)
  • Michael Bradford – acoustic piano intro (1), synthesizer programming (1)
  • Barry J. Eastmond – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 5, 7), Rhodes (1, 3), synth bass (1), strings (1, 3), string arrangements (3), keyboards (5, 6), drum programming (5), arrangements (5, 7), synthesizers (7), synth solo (9), string pads (9)
  • George Duke – additional percussion (1), percussion (3, 4, 6, 12), synth strings (6), electronic drums (6), Synclavier programming (woodwinds, bass, drums) (12), acoustic piano (12), Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (12), synth solo (12), arrangements (12)
  • Joe Mardin – keyboards (2, 10), programming (2, 10), arrangements (2, 10, 11), cymbals (8), hi-hats (8), drums (11), strings and woodwinds (11)
  • Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 11)
  • Eddie Howard – acoustic piano solo (3)
  • Luis Resto – Rhodes (4), vamp piano (4), synth pads (4), synth bass (4), acoustic piano (9), Ensoniq synthesizers (9), bass (9), drum and percussion programming (9), arrangements (9)
  • Sammy Merendino – synthesizers (7), programming (7)
  • Robbie Kondor – keyboards (8), programming (8)
  • Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10)
  • Michael Thompson – rhythm guitar (1)
  • Dean Parks – guitar (2, 3, 10)
  • Paul Peterson – guitar (2), rhythm guitar (10)
  • Steve Bargonetti – guitar (6)
  • Ira Siegel – guitar (6, 7), guitar solo (7)
  • Georg Wadenius – guitar (7)
  • John McCurry – guitar (8)
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar (11)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (12)
  • Nathan East – bass (3, 4)
  • James Genus – bass (6)
  • Anthony Jackson – bass (7, 8)
  • Charnett Moffett – bass (11)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 4)
  • Bernard Davis – drums (6)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1)
  • Steve Thornton – percussion (7)
  • Andy Snitzer – saxophone (8)
  • Everette Harp – alto saxophone (12)
  • Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (12), tenor saxophone (12)
  • Reggie Young – trombone (12)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (12)
  • Patrick Moten – arrangements (1)
  • Gordon Chambers – backing vocals (5), BGV arrangements (5)

Production
  • Anita Baker – executive producer, producer (1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Tommy LiPuma – producer (2, 10, 11)
  • Gerard Smerek – producer (4)
  • Barry J. Eastmond – producer (5, 7)
  • Arif Mardin – producer (8)
  • George Duke – producer (12)
  • Deborah Silverman-Kerr – project coordinator
  • Charilyn Suriano – project coordinator
  • Robin Smyth – art direction, design
  • Kip Lott – cover and booklet photography
  • Harry Langdon – additional pages booklet photography
  • Frank Ockenfels – additional booklet photography
  • BNB Associates, Ltd. – management
Technical
  • Chris Albert – assistant engineer
  • Earl Cohen – assistant engineer, additional engineer (3, 6), engineer (5, 7)
  • Ian Craigie – assistant engineer
  • George Duke – mixing (1, 3-6, 11, 12)
  • Carl Glanville – assistant engineer
  • Andy Grassi – assistant engineer
  • John Hendrickson – assistant engineer
  • David Kutch – assistant engineer
  • Michael O'Reilly – additional engineer (3, 10), engineer (8, 11), mixing (8)
  • Randy Poole – engineer (2, 10)
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Al Schmitt – engineer (1, 3), mixing (2, 10)
  • Gerard Smerek – engineer (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), mixing (1, 3-7, 11), lead vocal recording (1-12), lead vocal and piano recording (2, 11)
  • Erik Zobler – mixing (1, 3-6, 11, 12), engineer (12)
Studios
  • Recorded at The Hit Factory, Electric Lady Studios, The Power Station, Unique Recording Studios, Skyline Studios, Clinton Recording Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Greene Street Studios (New York, NY); East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, NY); Pearl Sound Studios and Studio A (Detroit, MI); Ambiance Recorders (Farmington Hills, MI).
  • Mixed at The Hit Factory and Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY); Bill Schnee Studios and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 3
US Billboard Top R&B Albums 1
UK Albums Chart 14

Singles

Year Title US Pop US R&B
1994 "Body and Soul" 36 4
"I Apologize" 74 8
1995 "It's Been You" - 32

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Rhythm of Love > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Rhythm of Love > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  3. Ehrlich, Dimitri (September 16, 1994). "Rhythm of Love > review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  4. Dyson, Michael Eric (February 23, 1995). "Anita Baker: Rhythm of Love : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  5. "Anita Baker Rhythm Of Love Chart History". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. "Songstress Anita Baker Successfully Orchestrates Unprecedented Record Label Transfer; Leaves Elektra Records for Atlantic Records". PR Newswire. 1996-09-06. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)
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