01. Caught Up In The Rapture 05:29
02. Mystery 05:24
03. Been So Long 05:52
04. No One In The World 04:11
05. Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) 03:59
06. Watch Your Step 06:20
07. Moondance 04:08
08. You Bring Me Joy 04:32
09. Sweet Love 04:48

Anita Baker (vocals)
Donald Griffin (guitar)
Gerald Albright (saxophone, bass guitar)
Garry Glenn (keyboards, background vocals)
Bobby Lyle (keyboards)
James Bradley, Jr. (drums)
Freida Williams, Gina Taylor, Joanne Funderburg (background vocals)

It's been ten years since Anita Baker fans got any new material from their diva, but the wait was not in vain, as 2004 found Baker signing a contract with Blue Note and recording a new album. So if Baker mania is going to break out among the cosmopolitan set again, her old Warner Bros. home must feel they've just got to have new Baker product on the shelves. Here, Warner Bros. hands the singer over to their reissue imprint Rhino. The label could have done her fans a big favor if they reissued her 1987 VHS One Night of Rapture on DVD, but instead they lifted the soundtrack and put it on this release. This should by no means be your first Baker purchase, but at least the fans get something for their decade of patience. ---David Jeffries, Rovi

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1.    "You're My Everything" – 5:03
2.    "How Could You" – 4:21
3.    "In My Heart" – 5:06
4.    "Serious" – 5:25
5.    "How Does It Feel" – 4:42
6.    "Like You Used To Do" – 5:11
7.    "Close Your Eyes" – 4:42
8.    "You're My Everything" (Revisited) – 1:12
9.    "I Can't Sleep" – 5:08
10.   "Men in My Life" – 3:37

Anita Baker (vocals); 
Philip Hamilton, Philip Hamilton (guitar); 
Eric Marienthal (alto saxophone); 
Gary Bias (tenor saxophone); 
Gary Grant (trumpet); 
Reggie C. Young , Reggie Young (trombone); 
George Duke (synthesizer, percussion); 
Leo Colon, Eric Rehl (synthesizer); 
Gerald Albright, Jimmy Haslip, Nathan East, Reggie Hamilton, Alex Al, Ronald Jenkins, Al Turner (bass guitar); 
Rafael Padilla (percussion);
The Perri Sisters, Esther Ridgeway, Gloria Ridgeway, Gordon Chambers, The Ridgeway Sisters, Gracie Ridgeway, Kenya Ivey (background vocals); 
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (guitar, background vocals); 
Paul Jackson, Jr. , Robert Randolph (guitar); 
Dan Higgins (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); 
Jerry Hey (trumpet); 
Russell Ferrante (piano); 
Barry J. Eastmond (keyboards, percussion); 
Ricky Lawson, William Kennedy , Bernard Davis, Steve Ferrone (drums); 
Bashiri Johnson (percussion). 

Anita Baker's My Everything is her first studio outing in a decade. Family life seems to have claimed most of that time, as the album's last cut, "Men in My Life," seems to indicate. Baker co-wrote seven of the album's nine songs (one is a reprise of the title track), authored the aforementioned tune, and assisted producer Barry J. Eastmond in the arrangements. The disc's first single, "You're My Everything," is indicative of the album's sound: finely wrought and executed urban adult soul. Most of the set falls into this category, too, with the exception of "Like You Used to Do," a duet with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds that walks a line between it and new-school groove. Another cut, the stellar "I Can't Sleep," offers Baker in full-on jazz mode, careening through a skittering and swinging arrangement with a full horn section pushing the groove; it showcases Baker's ability to croon, and she comes very close to Betty Carter's scat. Some may be frustrated that, after such a long time, Baker doesn't push the envelope more stylistically. This may be true in terms of the material itself, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Right down the line, Baker delivers on what she does best. But in one sense she has expanded her palette. On these cuts, most of the rhythm section's tracks were cut live from the floor, and on three, the vocals were as well. This gives the album a reedy immediacy that contrasts sharply with the rest of her studio catalog. This is a worthy return, qualitatively standing head and shoulders above most everything else in its class. ---Thom Jurek, allmusic.com

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1. Rhythm of Love 5:50
2. The Look of Love 4:47
3. Body and Soul 5:42
4. Baby 4:25
5. I Apologize 5:09
6. Plenty of Room 4:57
7. It's Been You 4:59
8. You Belong to Me 4:41
9. Wrong Man 5:51
10. Only for a While 5:16
11. Sometimes I Wonder Why 4:37
12. My Funny Valentine 5:06

Anita Baker - Vocals
Andy Snitzer - Saxophone
George Duke – Piano, Arranger, Producer
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboard
Barry J. Eastmond - Piano, Strings, Synthesizer
Bucky Pizzarelli, Dean Parks, Ira Siegel – Guitar
Michael Thompson - Guitar (Rhythm)
Nathan East, Anthony Jackson, James Genus - Bass
Steve Ferrone - Drums
Steve Thornton, Bashiri Johnson – Percussion

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, Rovi

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