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==Charts==
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Year
! Chart (1986)
!Single
! Peak<br />position
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
|rowspan=9|1986
|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|align="left" rowspan=4|"Sweet Love"
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Billboard Hot 100]]
|8
|-
|-
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="left"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|U.S. Billboard R&B]]
|2
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[Adult Contemporary|U.S. Billboard AC]]
|US ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B Albums]]
|3
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|US [[Top Jazz Albums]]
|13
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|-
|-
|align="left" rowspan=4|"Caught Up in the Rapture"
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Billboard Hot 100]]
|37
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard R&B
|6
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard AC
|9
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|51
|-
|align="left"|"Watch Your Step"
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard R&B
|23
|-
|rowspan=7|1987
|align="left" rowspan=4|"Same Ole Love"
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|44
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard R&B
|8
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard AC
|6
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|100
|-
|align="left" rowspan=3|"No One in the World"
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|44
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard R&B
|5
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard AC
|9
|}
|}


==Charts==
'''Singles'''
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{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!Year
===Peak positions===
!Title
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!width="60"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop]]
! scope="col"| Chart
!width="60"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|US R&B]]
! scope="col"| Position
!width="60"|[[Adult Contemporary|US AC]]
!width="60"|[[UK Top 75|UK]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Kent Music Report|Australian Kent Music Report]]<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6 }}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|1986
|33
|"Sweet Love"</sup>
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 13
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[RPM (magazine)|Canadian RPM Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0789&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 45, No. 24
|"Caught Up in the Rapture"</sup>
|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|format=PHP|date=1987-03-14|accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
|align="center"| 37
|25
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 51
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[RIANZ|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=charts.org.nz Anita Baker – ''Rapture''|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Anita+Baker&titel=Rapture&cat=a|format=ASP|accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
|"Watch Your Step"</sup>
|12
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Anita Baker – ''Rapture''|format=ASP|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Peter+Gabriel&titel=So&cat=a|language=Swedish|accessdate=2014-05-15}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|1987
|32
|"Same Ole Love"</sup>
|align="center"| 44
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 100
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Anita%20Baker/| title= Anita Baker > Artists > Official Charts| publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2014-05-18}}</ref>
|"No One in the World"</sup>
|13
|align="center"| 44
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| -
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200]]<ref name="USchart">{{cite web|title=Allmusic: ''Rapture'' : Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1984103/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2014-05-16}}</ref>
|11
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Top R&B Albums|US Billboard R&B Albums]]<ref name="USchart"/>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|[[Top Jazz Albums|US Billboard Jazz Albums]]<ref name="USchart"/>
|24
|-
!scope="row"|[[Media Control|West German Media Control Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Anita+Baker&title=Rapture&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Anita Baker – ''Rapture''| language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=2014-05-11}}</ref>
|50
|}
|}

{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Billboard 200<ref>{{cite web|http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/1986/the-billboard-200|title=Billboard.BIZ &nbsp;– Year-end Charts&nbsp;– Billboard 200&nbsp;– 1986
|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=2012-12-08}}</ref>
|59
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Billboard 200<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855248|title=Top Pop Albums of 1987|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=2012-12-31}}</ref>
|9
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Billboard 200<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919?imw=Y|title=Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1988
|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref>
|51
|}
{{col-end}}

===Certifications===
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Rapture|artist=Anita Baker|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1986|region=Canada|award=Gold}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Rapture|artist=Anita Baker|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1986|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Rapture|artist=Anita Baker|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1986|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=5}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|nounspecified=yes}}


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 17:13, 15 May 2014

For other albums of the same name, see Rapture (disambiguation).
Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
BBC(positive) [2]
Robert ChristgauB- [3]
Rolling Stone(favorable) [4]

Rapture is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (of which 5 million in the US[5]) and earning her two Grammy Awards.

The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award.

The music video for the track "Same Ole Love" was filmed and recorded at Baker's Keyboard Lounge.[6]

In 1989, Rapture was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson, Gary Bias; Copyright Old Brampton Road Music-Jobete Music) – 4:26
  2. "You Bring Me Joy" (David Lasley; Copyright Almo Music Corp.) – 4:24
  3. "Caught Up in the Rapture" (Garry Glenn, Dianne Quander; Copyright WB Music Corp.-Silver Sun Music-DQ Music) – 5:07
  4. "Been So Long" (Baker; Copyright Baker's Tunes) – 5:07
  5. "Mystery" (Rod Temperton; Copyright RodSongs & Almo Music Corp.) – 4:56
  6. "No One in the World" (Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron; Copyright ATV Music & Welbeck Music) – 4:10 *
  7. "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)" (Marilyn Mcleod, Darryl K. Roberts; Copyright Jobete Music) – 4:05
  8. "Watch Your Step" (Baker; Copyright Baker's Tunes) – 4:54

*Produced by Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina

Personnel

Production

  • Executive Producer: Anita Baker
  • Produced By Michael J. Powell, Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina
  • Engineers: Robert Feist, Barney Perkins, Gary Skardina
  • Assistant Engineers: Keith "KC" Cohen, Fred Law, Tony Ray, Keith Seppanen
  • Mixing: Michael J. Powell
  • Mastering: Barry Diament, Bernie Grundman

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1987 "Rapture" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Sweet Love" Best R&B Song

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1986 "Sweet Love" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard R&B 2
U.S. Billboard AC 3
UK Singles Chart 13
"Caught Up in the Rapture" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 37
U.S. Billboard R&B 6
U.S. Billboard AC 9
UK Singles Chart 51
"Watch Your Step" U.S. Billboard R&B 23
1987 "Same Ole Love" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 44
U.S. Billboard R&B 8
U.S. Billboard AC 6
UK Singles Chart 100
"No One in the World" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 44
U.S. Billboard R&B 5
U.S. Billboard AC 9

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Rapture > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  2. ^ Easlea, Daryl (February 2, 2010). "Rapture > review". BBC. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Rapture > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  4. ^ Hoerburger, Rob (September 11, 1986). "Anita Baker: Rapture : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ http://www.riaa.com
  6. ^ "People are talking about...", Jet (April 6, 1987) p 53
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 45, No. 24" (PHP). RPM. 1987-03-14. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  9. ^ "charts.org.nz Anita Baker – Rapture" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  10. ^ "swedishcharts.com Anita Baker – Rapture" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  11. ^ "Anita Baker > Artists > Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  12. ^ a b c "Allmusic: Rapture : Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  13. ^ "Album Search: Anita Baker – Rapture" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  14. ^ "Billboard.BIZ  – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1986". billboard.biz. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/1986/the-billboard-200" ignored (help)
  15. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1987". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  16. ^ "Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1988". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  17. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Anita Baker – Rapture". Music Canada.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Anita Baker – Rapture". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Rapture in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Anita Baker – Rapture". Recording Industry Association of America.
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