FUNKY-SOUL-VINYLS CLASSIC SOUL AND FUNK ALBUMS OF THE 60’s 70’s and 80’s # 11

In this Series of Posts, I will writing about a Particular Classic Soul/Funk Album from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s

The one’s that stand out in my Mind, as The Best Soul/Funk/Jazz/R&B Albums ever Released. All of them, I purchased on Vinyl many Years ago and also I have them on CD today.

You may have a Differing view (as we all do) on these Choices, but these are my Favorites!

Number 11……RAPTURE……ANITA BAKER

In my Opinion there are Quite a few Class Male Soul Singers, including Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Frankie Beverly, Eugene Record, Ronald Isley, Freddie Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass and of course the Greatest of all Al Green, but in my Mind the Best Female Soul Artist by a Mile is Anita Baker!


People out there will say probably Aretha Franklin is the Best  and been going a lot longer than Anita Baker, but we all have our own Views.

Anita Baker’s Second Solo Album “Rapture” was her Best Ever and in my Opinion the Best Ever Album by a Female Soul Singer.


It was Released in 1986 on the Elektra Record Label, and Produced by her Friend, Micheal J Powell, who incidentally was in the Band “Chapter 8” with Anita Baker Previously!


The “Rapture” Album did not have One Sub Standard Track on it, in fact , a Total of 5 out of the 8 Tracks were Released as Singles!


Track Listings as follows:
1  Sweet Love  4:26
2  You Bring Me Joy 4:24
3  Caught up in the Rapture 5:07
4  Been So Long 5:07
5  Mystery 4:56
6  No One in the World 4:10
7  Same Ole Love 4:05
8  Watch Your Step 4:54


The Single Releases are as Follows, with Chart Placings:


      SINGLE                    US POP       US R&B       UK POP         
Sweet Love                         8                    2                      13
Rapture                              37                  6                      51
Watch Your Step               0                   23                     0
Same Ole Love                 44                   8                    100
No One In The World     44                   5                      0

The First Single Release “Sweet Love” was Anita Baker’s First Solo/Crossover Hit, and the Album went on to Sell more than 8 Million Copies, Worldwide and was Anita Baker’s Best Selling Album of all Time.


The Album Charted at the following Positions:


US Billboard, Number 11, US R&B, Number 1, UK Pop, Number 13 and US Jazz Chart, number 24


The Album won Anita Baker plenty of Awards including 2 Grammy’s!


The Best Track’s on the Album are: Sweet Love, Rapture and my Favorite Same Ole Love, incidentally this Track is one of my All Time Top 10 Track’s.


Anita Baker has only Ever Released 6 Studio Albums, Her 7th and Latest Album “21st Century Love” should have been Released over a Year ago, but to my Knowledge, it has had several Release Dates over the Last year, but as yet, still no Album!


Check this out, Anita Baker on an American show talking about her Forthcoming Album!


Get the Rapture Album: Here

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