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Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)

Rhythm of Love is the fifth album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1994. The album peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart and was certified double platinum, giving Baker her fourth platinum selling album.

Track listing
• "Rhythm of Love" (Anita Baker, Patrick Moten) - 5:50 • "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:47 • "Body and Soul" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) - 5:42 • "Baby" (Baker) - 4:25 • "I Apologize" (Baker, Barry J. Eastmond, Gordon Chambers) - 5:09 • "Plenty of Room" (Baker) - 4:57 • "It's Been You" (Sami McKinney, Michael O'Hara, Mary Unobsky) - 4:59 • "You Belong to Me" (Carly Simon, Michael McDonald) - 4:41 • "Wrong Man" (Baker) - 5:51 • "Only for a While" (Dawn Thomas) - 5:16 • "Sometimes I Wonder Why" (Mike Reid, Mack David) - 4:37 • "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:06 == Personnel ==
Personnel
• Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–10), acoustic piano intro (1), synth percussion (1), arrangements (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11), vocal arrangements (2, 5, 12), BGV arrangements (8) • Michael Bradford – acoustic piano intro (1), synthesizer programming (1) • Barry J. Eastmond – acoustic piano (1, 3–5, 7), Rhodes electric piano (1, 3), synth bass (1), strings (1, 3), string arrangements (3), keyboards (5, 6), drum programming (5), arrangements (5, 7), synthesizers (7), synth solo (9), string pads (9) • George Duke – additional percussion (1), percussion (3, 4, 6, 12), synth strings (6), electronic drums (6), Synclavier programming (woodwinds, bass, drums) (12), acoustic piano (12), Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (12), synth solo (12), arrangements (12) • Joe Mardin – keyboards (2, 10), programming (2, 10), arrangements (2, 10, 11), cymbals (8), hi-hats (8), drums (11), strings and woodwinds (11) • Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 11) • Eddie Howard – acoustic piano solo (3) • Luis Resto – Rhodes (4), vamp piano (4), synth pads (4), synth bass (4), acoustic piano (9), Ensoniq synthesizers (9), bass (9), drum and percussion programming (9), arrangements (9) • Sammy Merendino – synthesizers (7), programming (7) • Robbie Kondor – keyboards (8), programming (8) • Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10) • Michael Thompson – rhythm guitar (1) • Dean Parks – guitars (2, 3, 10) • Paul Peterson – guitars (2), rhythm guitar (10) • Steve Bargonetti – guitars (6) • Ira Siegel – guitars (6, 7), guitar solo (7) • Georg Wadenius – guitars (7) • John McCurry – guitars (8) • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars (11) • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (12) • Nathan East – bass (3, 4) • James Genus – bass (6) • Anthony Jackson – bass (7, 8) • Charnett Moffett – bass (11) • Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 4) • Bernard Davis – drums (6) • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1) • Steve Thornton – percussion (7) • Andy Snitzer – saxophone (8) • Everette Harp – alto saxophone (12) • Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (12), tenor saxophone (12) • Reggie Young – trombone (12) • Jerry Hey – trumpet (12) • Patrick Moten – arrangements (1) • Gordon Chambers – backing vocals (5), BGV arrangements (5) == Production ==
Production
• Anita Baker – executive producer, producer (1, 3, 6, 9) • Tommy LiPuma – producer (2, 10, 11) • Gerard Smerek – producer (4) • Barry J. Eastmond – producer (5, 7) • Arif Mardin – producer (8) • George Duke – producer (12) • Deborah Silverman-Kerr – project coordinator • Charilyn Suriano – project coordinator • Robin Smyth – art direction, design • Kip Lott – cover and booklet photography • Harry Langdon – additional pages booklet photography • Frank Ockenfels – additional booklet photography • BNB Associates, Ltd. – management TechnicalDoug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) • Al Schmitt – engineer (1, 3), mixing (2, 10) • Gerard Smerek – engineer (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), mixing (1, 3–7, 11), lead vocal recording (1–12), lead vocal and piano recording (2, 11) • George Duke – mixing (1, 3–6, 11, 12) • Erik Zobler – mixing (1, 3–6, 11, 12), engineer (12) • Randy Poole – engineer (2, 10) • Michael O'Reilly – additional engineer (3, 10), engineer (8, 11), mixing (8) • Earl Cohen – additional engineer (3, 6), engineer (5, 7), assistant engineer • Chris Albert – assistant engineer • Ian Craigie – assistant engineer • Carl Glanville – assistant engineer • Andy Grassi – assistant engineer • John Hendrickson – assistant engineer • David Kutch – assistant engineer • John Mabilia – assistant engineer • Carl Robinson – assistant engineer ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==
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