Compositions (album)

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. Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and producer Michael J. Powell.

This article is about the Anita Baker album. For other uses, see Composition (disambiguation).
Compositions
Studio album by
Anita Baker
ReleasedJune 12, 1990
Recorded1990 at Encore Studios (Burbank, CA); Ocean Way Recording and Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles, CA); Sound Lab 1 (Detroit, MI); Ambience Recorders (Farmington Hills, MI). Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
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: May 29, 1990
  2. "Soul Inspiration"
    Released: September 28, 1990
  3. "Fairy Tales"
    Released: December 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Robert Christgau [3]
Entertainment WeeklyB [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

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

Production
  • Producer – Michael J. Powell
  • Executive Producer – Anita Baker
  • 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).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts
  • Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
  • Management – Randy Bash, Sherwin Bash and Ricki Sellner for BNB Associates, Ltd.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Work Category Result
1991 Compositions Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Won
Best Album Package Nominated

Charts

Singles
Year Title US Pop[17] US R&B[18] US AC[19] UK[20]
1990 "Talk to Me" 44 3 4 68
"Soul Inspiration" 72 16 11 –
1991 "Fairy Tales" – 8 27 –

References
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  3. Christgau, Robert. "Compositions > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. Sandow, Greg (July 6, 1990). "Compositions > review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. Goodman, Fred (August 9, 1990). "Anita Baker: Compositions : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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