Sweet Love (Anita Baker song)
| "Sweet Love" | |
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| B-side | "Watch Your Step" |
"Sweet Love" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Anita Baker. It was written by Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson, and Gary Bias, and produced by Michael J. Powell. It was released on May 27, 1986 as the second single from her second studio album, Rapture (1986).
The song was Baker's first big hit single, peaking at number two on the US Billboard R&B chart, number three on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1986.[2] In the UK, it reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 21 on Canada's Top Singles chart.[3][4]
Awards
Baker won two Grammys at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987). "Sweet Love" was selected as Best R&B Song, earning her (along with Gary Bias and Louis Johnson) a songwriting award.[5] Also, the album containing this song, Rapture, won in the category Best Female R&B Vocal performance.[6]
Personnel
- Lead vocals: Anita Baker
- Backing vocals: Anita Baker, Jim Gilstrap, Bunny Hall and Daryl Phinnessee
- Drums: Ricky Lawson
- Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
- Bass: Freddie Washington
- Guitar: Greg Moore
- Keyboards, arrangements: Sir Gant
Fierce version
British R&B female trio Fierce covered the song in 2000, peaking at number three in the United Kingdom (ten places higher than Baker's original version had peaked there fourteen years earlier) on February 6 of that year. This version had the slightly altered title "Sweet Love 2K".[7]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker. Photo by Mark Weiss. Elektra Records. 7": catalog no. 969 557-7. 12": Catalog no. 966 845-0. "Manufactured in Germany by Record Serve GmbH."
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Anita Baker - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1986 (Volume 45, No. 7)". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Best R&B Song - The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1986)". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female - The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1986)". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fierce - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Adult Contemporary - October 18, 1986 (Volume 45, No. 4)". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). October 18, 1986. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "RPM Weekly Top Singles Chart - November 8, 1986 (Volume 45, No. 7)". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). Retrieved February 15, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sweet Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ UK Official Singles Chart
- ^ "Music: Top 100 - Billboard Hot 100 chart", Billboard
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Chart", Billboard
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs", Billboard
- ^ "Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart - 1986". Music Outfitters. 1986. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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