Album: My Everything

Song Title

Time

You're My Everything

How Could You

In My Heart

Serious

How Does It Feel

Like You Used to Do

Close Your Eyes

You're My Everything Revisited

I Can't Sleep

10)

Men in My Life

Album: My Everything

Song Title

Time

You're My Everything

How Could You

In My Heart

Serious

How Does It Feel

Like You Used to Do

Close Your Eyes

You're My Everything Revisited

I Can't Sleep

10)

Men in My Life

Performer Notes

Anita Baker first garnered a big audience in 1986 with her second record, RAPTURE. A critical favorite with a uniquely raspy, jazz-like expressionistic singing style, she scored a major pop and R&B hit with "Sweet Love." From that initial success, Baker carved her own niche somewhere between deep soul and smooth jazz. After a few more albums she decided to concentrate her passion on her family.
Following nearly a decade's hiatus, Baker returns to the recording studio with 2004's MY EVERYTHING, and, happily, very little has changed. She hasn't tinkered one bit with the sound that made her a beloved singer, emerging with a record both comforting and enrapturing. "You're My Everything" contains lyrics straight out of a WWII-era torch song, and a vibe that would have fit snugly on one of her first few outings. Although backed by a driving saxophone on the energetic gospel/blues number "I Can't Sleep," Baker fills much of MY EVERYTHING with sweet love songs. She brings it all together on the closing track, "Men in My Life," a tribute to her husband and two young boys.

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (p.106) - "Wading into the comfortably warm, lush territory that has defined her sound and career for a quarter-century, Baker, undeniably one of the classiest acts in the business, serves up a platter of sweet 'n' savory canap‚s..."

Vibe (p.186) - 3 1/2 discs out of 5 - "Baker's first album in 10 years demonstrates the same power and graceful tone coloring that made her a mid-'80s staple."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[Her] voice remains intact, warm, ever communicative, ahead of the game."