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#280 SWEET LOVE Anita Baker
Exquisite vocalist Anita Baker was working as a legal secretary at the time she signed with Elektra Records in 1985. Her 1st album with the new label was 'Rapture' with the opening track and 1 of the best examples of what was coined "quiet storm" slow jams: "Sweet Love".
Baker was born in Ohio in 1958 and grew up in Detroit. She began singing in public when 12 years old. In 1975, she joined Chapter 8, but the soul group came to an end 3 years later. The singer then recorded a solo album entitled 'The Songstress'. Despite its lack of success, Baker was noticed. Elektra came calling. 
1986 saw the release of 'Rapture', with her breakthrough hit "Sweet Love". The song was written by Baker with Louis A. Johnson and Gary Bias. Michael J. Powell, the producer, had worked with her in Chapter 8. The track was cut in California, with Paulinho da Costa on percussion. "Sweet Love" reached #8 in America and 13 in Britain.
Baker released other successful songs, including "Caught up in the Rapture", "No One in the World" and her US #3 hit "Giving You The Best That I Got". Following the birth of her first child in 1993, the singer's focus switched to raising a family. As the new century dawned, Baker returned to recording. Her most recent release was 'Only Forever' in 2013.
 
This is a list made up of the songs I enjoy the most, ranked in order of preference: the higher we go, the more I cherish them. Some were released as singles, others as album tracks. Some are obscure; others were worldwide hits or have universal appeal. They aren't always the most famous or popular, but simply a personal choice. I have excluded songs from the last few years in order to get a better idea of a song's lasting impression. I hope you find some new tracks to love, or re-discover some past favourites.
2 new instalments are added each day (every 12 hours) with 1 of the remaining 300 songs as well as moving down from #1201 to 1500, with 5 of those songs added daily.