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Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards (B4)
Freddie Washington, David B. Washington, Jimmy Haslip – bass
Ricky Lawson, Arthur Marbury – drums
Greg Moore, Michael J. Powell, Donald Griffin – guitar
Dean Gant, Vernon Fails – keyboards
Paulinho da Costa, Larry Fratangelo, Lorenzo Brown – percussion
Don Myrick, Donald Albright – saxophone
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition – Elektra Records 75th Anniversary
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Label : Elektra
Original Label : Elektra
Recorded at Yamaha R&D Studio, United Sound Systems and Music Grinder Studios
Produced by Michael J. Powell, Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina
Mixed by Barney Perkins, Michael J. Powell
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Originally released in March 1986
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A :
- Sweet Love
- You Bring Me Joy
- Caught Up In The Rapture
- Been So Long
Side B :
- Mystery
- No One In The World
- Same Ole Love
- Watch Your Step
Awards :
Grammy Award 1987 : Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Grammy Award 1987 : Best R&B Song (Sweet Love)
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 404/500
Reviews:
“Though Anita Baker got some airplay out of The Songstress, that promising solo debut didn't bring her financial security. In fact, Baker was earning her living as a legal secretary in her native Detroit when she signed with Elektra in the mid-'80s. Elektra gave her a strong promotional push, and the equally superb Rapture became the megahit that The Songstress should have been. To its credit, Elektra made her a major star by focusing on Baker's strong point -- romantic but gospel-influenced R&B/pop ballads and "slow jams," sometimes with jazz overtones -- and letting her be true to herself. Rapture gave Baker one moving hit after another, including "Sweet Love," "Caught up in the Rapture," "Same Ole Love," and "No One in This World." Praising Baker in a 1986 interview, veteran R&B critic Steve Ivory asserted, "To me, singers like Anita Baker and Frankie Beverly define what R&B or soul music is all about." Indeed, Rapture's tremendous success made it clear that there was still a sizeable market for adult-oriented, more traditional R&B singing.” AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.78 / 5 ; AllMusic : 5 / 5