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Compositions (album)

1990 studio album by Anita Baker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Compositions (album)
This article is about the Anita Baker album. For other uses, see Composition (disambiguation).

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. Two of its tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Talk to Me" peaking at number 44 for three consecutive weeks on July 28 and August 4 and 11 and "Soul Inspiration" at number 72 on October 13, 1990.[10][11] Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and producer Michael J. Powell.

Quick Facts Studio album by Anita Baker, Released ...
Compositions
Studio album by
Anita Baker
ReleasedJuly 3, 1990[1]
Recorded1990
Studio
  • Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
  • Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sound Lab 1 (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Ambience Recorders (Farmington Hills, Michigan)
  • Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)[2]
Genre
Length50:27
LabelElektra
ProducerMichael J. Powell
Anita Baker chronology
Giving You the Best That I Got
(1988)		 Compositions
(1990)		 Rhythm of Love
(1994)
Singles from Compositions
  1. "Talk to Me"
    Released: June 1990
  2. "Soul Inspiration"
    Released: September 1990
  3. "Fairy Tales"
    Released: December 1990
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Calgary HeraldA[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Select4/5[9]
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Track listing

  1. "Talk to Me" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) – 5:03
  2. "Perfect Love Affair" (Baker, Joel Davis) – 5:19
  3. "Whatever It Takes" (Baker, Marc Gordon, Gerald LeVert) – 5:35
  4. "Soul Inspiration" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) – 5:17
  5. "Lonely" (Baker) – 4:29
  6. "No One to Blame" (Baker, Fails) – 4:41
  7. "More Than You Know" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) – 4:48
  8. "Love You to the Letter" (James McBride) – 7:20
  9. "Fairy Tales" (Baker, Fails, Powell) – 7:55

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Executive Producer – Anita Baker
  • Producer – Michael J. Powell
  • 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)
  • Mastering – Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Art direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts
  • Photography – Adrian Buckmaster

Awards

Grammy Awards

More information Year, Work ...
Year Work Category Result
1991 Compositions Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Won
Best Album Package Nominated
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Charts

More information Chart (1990), Peak position ...
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Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...
Certifications and sales for Compositions
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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