Anita Baker - Rapture - 1986 torrent

The superb Rapture became the megahit that The Songstress should have been. The focus is on Baker's strong point -- romantic but gospel-influenced R&B/pop ballads and "slow jams," sometimes with jazz overtones -- and letting her be true to herself. Rapture gave Baker one moving hit after another, including "Sweet Love," "Caught up in the Rapture," "Same Ole Love," and "No One in This World." Praising Baker in a 1986 interview, veteran R&B critic Steve Ivory asserted, "To me, singers like Anita Baker and Frankie Beverly define what R&B or soul music is all about."

Rapture's tremendous success made it clear that there was still a sizeable market for adult-oriented, more traditional R&B singing.