Compositions (Anita Baker album)

Compositions
Studio album by Anita Baker
Released	June 12, 1990
Recorded	1990 Encore Studios Studio Ultimo (Sound Lab 1) Oceanway
Genre	R&B soul jazz quiet storm smooth jazz
Length	50:27
Label	Elektra
Producer	Michael J. Powell
Anita Baker chronology
Giving You the Best That I Got (1988) Compositions (1990) Rhythm of Love (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Compositions is the fourth album by the 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 longtime producer Michael J. Powell.

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

• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• Greg Phillinganes - piano, background vocals
• Nathan East - bass, background vocals
• Ricky Lawson - drums
• Earl Klugh - guitar, background vocals
• Anita Baker - vocals, Executive Producer
• Michael J. Powell - guitar, background vocals
• Vernon Fails - keyboards
• Stephen Ferrone - drums
• Perri - background vocals

Awards

Grammy Awards

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

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	7
US Billboard 200	5
US Billboard Top R&B Albums	3
US Top Jazz Albums	4

Singles

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

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Compositions > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Compositions > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
3. Sandow, Greg (July 6, 1990). "Compositions > review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
4. Goodman, Fred (August 9, 1990). "Anita Baker: Compositions : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-11.