Anita Baker: returns with signature style, class and soul
Ebony, Oct, 2004 by Lynn Norment
With soul and style and her signature smoky vocals, ANITA AKER returns to the limelight and music charts after a 10-year hiatus. For her new album, My Everything (Blue Note), Baker co-wrote eight tracks and arranged all 10 songs with producer Barry Eastmond. Among the standout tunes are "Like You Used to Do," her sweet and sassy duet with Kenny (Babyface) Edmonds; the sultry "I Can't Sleep," her cover of the Yellow-jackets jazz tune on which the group joins her; and "Men In My Life," a sweet and sincere tribute to her husband and her sons.
The passionate Anita Baker and her rich talent are back in stride, and perhaps all will be right with the music world again.
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