Greg Phillinganes, Piano, Backing Vocals - Nathan East, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Barney Perkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Ward, Programmer - Ricky Lawson, Drums - Anita Baker, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Michael Powell, Writer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - EARL KLUGH, Guitar - Steve Ferrone, Drums - Elliott Peters, AdditionalEngineer - MICHAEL J. Imagine Baker backed by James Moody, Tom Harrell, Chick Corea, Ray Brown, and Grady Tate. The torchy and captivating "Lonely" shows that she has the ability to record a first-rate jazz album (if Elektra would okay such a project for her). Clearly blessed with a magnificent range and lots of soul, Baker needs to experiment and take more risks. Though there's a lot to admire here - including "No One to Blame," "Soul Inspiration," and "Whatever It Takes," a song Baker wrote with Gerald LeVert and Marc Gordon of LeVert - Baker's approach was beginning to sound formulaic in 1990. Once again, Baker rejects hip-hop, techno-funk, new jack swing, and other '80s and '90s black music styles in favor of a consistently relaxed soul/pop mood. What stayed the same was the type of material. Powell moved even closer to a '70s-like approach to R&B - recording Baker's vocals live in the studio, employing a live rhythm section, and avoiding drum machines altogether. On Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got, Anita Baker embraced a blend of technology and "real instruments" - a definite contrast to the completely high-tech approach of so much '80s and '90s R&B.
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