Compositions

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Compositions
Compositions cover
Studio album by Anita Baker
Released June 21, 1990
Recorded 1990 Encore Studios
Studio Ultimo (Sound Lab 1) Oceanway
Genre R&B/Soul
smooth jazz
quiet storm
Length 50:27
Label Elektra
Producer Michael J. Powell
Professional reviews
Anita Baker chronology
Giving You the Best That I Got
(1988)		 Compositions
(1990)		 Rhythm of Love
(1994)

Compositions is Anita Baker's fourth studio album. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard 200. It 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. The album highlights Baker's jazz influences and, through instrumentation, the use of certain arrangements, and a more live sound, brings Baker closer to jazz than any of her earlier recordings.


Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Talk to Me" (Baker, Fails, Powell) - 5:03
  2. "Perfect Love Affair" (Baker, Davis) - 5:19
  3. "Whatever It Takes" (Baker, Gordon, LeVert) - 5:35
  4. "Soul Inspiration" (Britten, Lyle) - 5:17
  5. "Lonely" (Baker) - 4:29
  6. "No One to Blame" (Baker, Fails) - 4:41
  7. "More Than You Know" (Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) - 4:48
  8. "Love You to The Letter" (McBride) - 7:20
  9. "Fairy Tales" (Fails, McBride, Powell) - 7:55


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1991 Compositions Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
1991 Compositions Best Album Package Nominated

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1990 US The Billboard 200 5
1990 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3
1990 US Top Jazz Albums 4
1990 UK Top Jazz Albums 7

[edit] Singles

Year Title US Pop US R&B US AC UK
1990 "Talk To Me" 44 3 4 68
1990 "Soul Inspiration" 72 16 11 -
1991 "Fairy Tales" - 8 27 -