The Songstress | ||||
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Cover of the original 1983 release. |
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Studio album by Anita Baker | ||||
Released | 1983 / 1991 (reissue) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 42:00 | |||
Label | Beverly Glen Music / Elektra | |||
Producer | Patrick Moten, Otis Smith | |||
Anita Baker chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Cover of the 1991 re-release from Elektra Records.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
The Songstress is the debut solo album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was originally released in 1983 by Beverly Glen Music, and was Baker's only album for that label prior to signing with Elektra Records with whom she had a string of hit albums. The Songstress was not a commercial success upon its initial release, though the album met with moderate success on the R&B charts.
Baker became a major international success after signing with Elektra Records (a division of Warner Music Group) in 1986, and Elektra acquired the rights to The Songstress and re-released it with a new cover in 1991. Between 1992-2007, the album sold 307,000 copies in the US according to SoundScan figures.
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Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 138 |
US Billboard Top R&B Albums | 12 |
Singles
Year | Title | US R&B |
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1983 | "No More Tears" | 49 |
"Angel" | 5 | |
"You're The Best Thing Yet" | 28 | |
"Will You Be Mine" | 87 |