The Best of Anita Baker
06/18/2002 | Atlantic / Wea
Lyrics from The Best of Anita Baker
All Music Guide Review
Rhino's 2002 compilation The Best of Anita Baker contains all of her hits -- both the pop crossovers and songs that were big only on the R&B charts. Many of these songs are presented in their single edits, not the album versions, which is a plus, since these are the versions that were played on the radio. Although it is true that nothing Anita Baker did was ever as sublime as Rapture, she did continually turn out fine adult contemporary and urban soul ballads throughout the late '80s and early '90s, all of which are here, making this not just a good summary/introduction, but a nice disc of highlights for those searching for more than Rapture. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Best of Anita Baker Track Listing
Credits of The Best of Anita Baker
- Donnie Lyle
- Guitar
- James Macon
- Guitar
- Arthur Marbury
- Drums
- Bill Maxwell
- Drums
- Benny Medina
- Executive Producer
- Sammy Merendino
- Synthesizer, Programming
- Greg Moore
- Guitar
- Patrick Moten
- Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Keyboards
- Don Myrick
- Saxophone
- Bruce Nazarian
- Engineer
- Lori Perry
- Vocals (Background)
- Rick Nowels
- Arranger
- Michael O'Reilly
- Engineer
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Barney Perkins
- Engineer, Mixing
- Carol Perri
- Vocals (Background)
- Darlene Perri
- Vocals (Background)
- Sharon Perri
- Vocals (Background)
- Elliot Peters
- Engineer
- Greg Phillinganes
- Piano, Synthesizer Overdubs
- Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Michael J. Powell
- Guitar, Producer, Mixing, String Arrangements
- Paul Riser
- String Arrangements
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Al Schmitt
- Engineer
- Marti Sharron
- Producer
- Ira Siegel
- Guitar
- Gary Skardina
- Producer, Engineer
- Gerard Smerek
- Engineer, Mixing
- Otis Smith
- Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Neil Stubenhaus
- Bass
- Barton Stevens
- Engineer
- Steve Thornton
- Percussion
- Carmen Twillie
- Vocals (Background)
- Joseph Vitarelli
- Synclavier
- George Wadenius
- Guitar
- Stan Wallace
- Engineer
- David B. Washington
- Bass
- Maxine Willard Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Luther Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Oren Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Carvin Winans
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Marvin Winans
- Vocals, Producer
- Michael Winans
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Warren Woods
- Engineer
- Erik Zobler
- Mixing
- Waters, Julia
- Vocals (Background)
- James Godson
- Drums
- Eddie Howard, Jr.
- Piano
- Lori Perri
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Friedman
- Photography, Cover Photo
- Nancy L. Hopkins
- Design
- Steven Chean
- Editorial Supervision
- Reggie Collins
- Discographical Annotation
- Steve Gallagher
- Engineer
- Barry Hankerson
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Harry Langdon
- Photography
- David "E-Man" Ward
- Programming
- Sheryl Farber
- Editorial Supervision
- Randy Perry
- Project Assistant
- Tashion Macon
- Product Manager
- April Milek
- Project Assistant
- Tim Scanlin
- Liner Note Coordination
- Les D. Cooper
- Engineer
- Tom Beiner
- Engineer
- Gene Page
- String Arrangements
- David T. Walker
- Guitar
- Thomas Whitfield
- Keyboards
- Ron Winans
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Bunny Hull
- Vocals (Background)
- Melvin Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- Alex Acuña
- Percussion
- Herschel Boone
- Vocals (Background)
- Alex Brown
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Hugh Brown
- Art Direction
- Lorenzo Brown
- Percussion
- Mike Brown
- Engineer
- Robbie Buchanan
- Synthesizer, String Arrangements, Programming, Keyboards
- Craig Burbidge
- Engineer
- Raymond Calhoun
- Drums
- Gordon Chambers
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Milton Chan
- Engineer
- Paul Chiten
- Synthesizer Overdubs
- Earl Cohen
- Engineer
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Lynn Davis
- Vocals (Background)
- Nathan East
- Bass
- Barry Eastmond
- Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements, Producer, Strings
- Angel Edwards
- Vocals (Background)
- Vernon D. Fails
- Keyboards
- Robert Feist
- Engineer
- Steve Ferrone
- Drums
- Lawrence Fratangelo
- Percussion
- Sir Gant
- Keyboards
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Andrew Gouche
- Bass
- Darroll Gustamachio
- Engineer
- Hadley Hockensmith
- Guitar
- Jerry Hey
- Horn Arrangements
- Loris Holland
- Keyboards
- Phillip Ingram
- Vocals (Background)
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar
- Clydene Jackson
- Vocals (Background)
- Randy Kerber
- Keyboards
- Ben Keys
- Programming
- Marva King
- Vocals (Background)
- Win Kutz
- Engineer
- Fred Law
- Engineer
- Ricky Lawson
- Drums
- Anita Baker
- Arranger, Producer, Main Performer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Gary Taylor
- Keyboards
- Vesta Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- George Duke
- Piano, Mixing
- Omar Hakim
- Drums
- Quincy Jones
- Executive Producer
- Bobby Lyle
- Piano

















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