1990 studio album by Anita Baker
Compositions Anita Baker . The album peaked at #5 on the USBillboard 200platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album. The album also won theGrammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the1991 Grammy Awards . Two of its tracks charted on theBillboard Hot 100[ 10] [ 11] Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and producerMichael J. Powell .
"Talk to Me"(Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) – 5:03 "Perfect Love Affair"(Baker, Joel Davis) – 5:19 "Whatever It Takes"(Baker,Marc Gordon ,Gerald LeVert ) – 5:35 "Soul Inspiration"(Terry Britten ,Graham Lyle ) – 5:17 "Lonely"(Baker) – 4:29 "No One to Blame"(Baker, Fails) – 4:41 "More Than You Know"(Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) – 4:48 "Love You to the Letter"(James McBride) – 7:20 "Fairy Tales"(Baker, Fails, Powell) – 7:55 Anita Baker – vocals, backing vocalsVernon Fails – keyboards Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano, backing vocals (7)Ben Keys – programming David Ward – programming Michael J. Powell – guitars (1–4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (7)Earl Klugh – guitars (7)Nathan East – bass, backing vocals (7)Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 4, 5, 7)Steve Ferrone – drums (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4–9)Perri (Carol, Darlene, Lori and Sharon Perry) – backing vocals (2, 4, 7), BGV arrangement (4) Executive Producer – Anita Baker Producer – Michael J. Powell 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) Mastering –Bernie Grundman atBernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) Art direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts Photography – Adrian Buckmaster Grammy Awards
1990 year-end chart performance forCompositions Chart (1990) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 23] 71 USBillboard 200[ 24] 56 US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard )[ 25] 22 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 26] 28
1991 year-end chart performance forCompositions Chart (1991) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 27] 59
Certifications and sales forCompositions Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited Kingdom (BPI )[ 28] Gold 100,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 29] Platinum 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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