Showing posts with label Anita Baker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anita Baker. Show all posts

Monday, April 8, 2019

Carly Simon "You Belong to Me"

The other song from Carly Simon whose title starts with "You" is the 1978 hit "You Belong to Me". Throughout the years, numerous other artists remade the soft rock gem including Jennifer Lopez, Anita Baker and Chaka Khan. Chaka enlisted help from the smoothest voice in the land: Michael McDonald to sing the tune with her in her 2007 album Funk This. McDonald also charted a live version of the song while with the Doobie Brothers in 1983.

Monday, December 3, 2018

Anita Baker "Body & Soul"

When you use your voice for a living, you naturally become a germaphobe. Think about it: a bunch of people touch and use the same equipment every day. Now, add someone who's suffering from the plague. Before long, it's like a third grade classroom where little Ricky passed his nasty cold to the entire staff and now everyone's voice sounds like hell. To combat this, most radio station on-air studios are home to copious amounts of Clorox Wipes and disinfectant spray. I've worked with a couple folks who even took it a step further: whenever one of the other DJs was sick, they'd wear rubber gloves during their shifts.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Anita Baker "Sweet Love"

Beyonce performed Anita Baker's ballad "Sweet Love" during a medley in a 2009 Vegas concert to promote her I Am...Sasha Fierce album.

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Anita Baker "Just Because"

Just before getting married on Christmas Eve 1988, Anita Baker's career was at an all-time high. She just scored her first #1 Pop Album, Giving You the Best That I Got. The album featured the title track, "Lead Me Into Love" and "Just Because".

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Anita Baker "Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year)"

Anita Baker's effortless vocals define the word smooth in "Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year)".

Monday, January 2, 2017

Toni Braxton - "Breathe Again"

Toni Braxton can thank Eddie Murphy's dramedy Boomerang for propelling her career -- but she can also thank Anita Baker for being pregnant.  Let's explain: in the '80s, Braxton originally performed with her sisters in a group named The Braxtons.  The five ladies didn't manage to breakthrough, but Toni's solo effort with "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" on the Boomerang Soundtrack happened by chance.  Anita Baker was supposed to sing the ballad, but she was pregnant at the time and recommended Braxton sing the tune.  The result was Braxton's first solo hit and a record deal with Babyface's LaFace Records.  A year later, Toni released her first solo album with "Breathe Again" achieving Top 5 status on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Anita Baker - "Caught Up in the Rapture"

Long before Jimmy Fallon made a name for himself by slow-jamming the news, Anita Baker set the tone of "slow jams" thanks to smooth gems like "Caught Up in the Rapture".

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Anita Baker - "Giving You The Best That I Got"

Anita Baker so effortlessly knocks out "Giving You The Best That I Got".  She makes it look easy: a simple melody, simple percussion, a catchy hook, and vocals that cut through butter like a warm knife (what?).