Anita Baker - Rhythm Of Love

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:51
Size: 139,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:50)  1. Rhythm Of Love
(4:47)  2. The Look Of Love
(5:12)  3. Body And Soul
(4:26)  4. Baby
(4:56)  5. I Apologize
(4:57)  6. Plenty Of Room
(5:00)  7. It's Been You
(4:41)  8. You Belong To Me
(5:53)  9. Wrong Man
(5:19) 10. Only For A While
(4:38) 11. Sometimes I Wonder Why
(5:06) 12. My Funny Valentine

As the 1990s progressed, Anita Baker was sounding more and more contrived. One hoped that someone with so appealing a voice would challenge herself and try something different perhaps recording more standards or exploring straight-ahead jazz (which she's obviously quite capable of doing). But instead of gambling with inspiration and risking a decline in sales, Baker tends to play it safe and offers a disc that often sounds like formula at work. Though Rhythm of Love is a generally decent album and even contains a few gems (including the dusky "Wrong Man," the torchy "Sometimes I Wonder Why," and heartfelt interpretations of "My Funny Valentine" and "The Look of Love"), Baker is capable of a lot more. The diva gives the impression that she desperately needs to follow Natalie Cole's lead and get away from catering to radio.~Alex Henderson http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-of-love-mw0000110199

Personnel : Anita Baker (vocals, piano, synthesizer); Michael Thompson, Dean Parks, Ira Siegel (guitar); Barry J. Eastmond (strings, piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, programming); Joe Mardin (strings, keyboards, drums, programming); Andy Snitzer (saxophone); Jerry Hey (trumpet); Louis Resto (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, programming); Nathan East, Anthony Jackson (bass); Steve Ferrone (drums); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Gordon Chambers (background vocals).

Rhythm Of Love

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