Before going mainstream, Anita had slowly built a considerable following. I believe with all of my heart that the RAPTURE CD was a crowning achievement for Anita and maybe the entire music industry. She MASTERED the obscured jazz singing style of scatting in BEEN SO LONG. People could tell that she did her homework. She didn't need fancy vocal range and acrobatics - JUST SOUL! Many credit Anita for a whole new genre of adult contemporary called THE QUIET STORM - Can I get a thumbs up somebody?!
I never get tired of hearing ANITA. I want MORE and MORE of her amazing voice. I get utterly WEAK hearing her. There is NO OTHER that compares to Ms Anita Baker!
Anita Baker is a singer AND a musician AND a band leader in the vein of the great Duke Ellington. She works with and writes with the best, legendary pianist Barry Eastmond among them. She IS NOT turning her back to the audience. She is acknowledging her great band and backup singers as they also feed energy into the song and into her performance. She points them out as they propel her to a climactic end that leaves one curling ones toes and shaking ones left leg uncontrollably! See her Live! Uhh
Excellent analysis Spi rit. You are spot on what you said. I had the blessing of seeing Queen Anita live twice in concert during her Farewell Tour since 2018, and just as you described, I saw her masterfully do all of that during her shows. She is a maestro, a true perfectionist when she performs. It is very awesome to see her live! She is the true definition.of a pro in every sense of the word! She is the best to ever grace a stage for yours truly!!
That hairstyle or hair cut or whatever you wanna call it, still rocks. The hair style complements the entire Anita Baker persona, her being, deep down within her soul roots, embedded within this woman is a soulful spirit I cannot even try to explain her character and personality better.
She's always said once you create that magic, it's gone and u can never get it back. Every performance is unique and will never be like the next. Guarantee that!!
ANITA IS NUMBER 3 ON MY ALL TIME TOP 10 FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS,BEHIND CHAKA KHAN AT NUMBER ONE AND THE GREAT GREAT GREAT QUEEN OF SOUL,ARETHA FRANKLIN.THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.
@@sandilemateyise1867 me too. I changed my description of her over the years since this post. I think she's a mezzo soprano with a contralto tone to her voice. She hits those high notes too easily and naturally
@@RTDavis0503 good observation. I know I'm late, but I've been researching, and studying to find my voice--as a transgender woman, I want to be naturally effortless, but effective.
Great individual with so much God given talent and what a beautiful person and voice. To God be the glory for such a beautiful creation and inspiration. Keep your light shining so all can see and hear. ATL LOVES YOU
Just an Amazing voice and her vocal is so Amazing it takes her straight to the top of the Billboard. I want to see Ms Anita Baker in concert and hope to meet her in Detroit.
FOR REAL SHE IS NO JOKE, THE REAL AND STILL VOCALIST ANITA BAKER!!! OUT STANDING..EXCELLENT!!!! LOVE HER. SO GLAD TO SEE HER BACK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!! MUCH LOVE FOR ALL HER MUSIC, AND A TRUE BLESSING TO SEE HER BACK ON THE STAGE.. GO GIRLEY!!!!
...and look at her transition at 4:10....YASSSSSS!! It's more than enough that she keeps me in awe with the incomparable talent that she has but her ear skill to tune in at the same time, is unbelievable! I love to see her get drawn in by the talent of her background singers and musicians.
threw out life Anita Baker, music crossed my paths of life. And Anita thanks for such sweet, sweet, sweet music thank you. Some music die very quickly and yours is one that is never going to die.
this is a great concert by Anita baker.....the track says....been so long, missing u baby. just too lovely & touching music. many thanks to Anita baker.
THIS is the EPITOME of talent. RAW TALENT. Her voice was at her PEAK at this EXACT TIME. I didn't care for her voice when she first came out in the 80's. She opens up here and shows her range. PERFECTION at its finest.
Hi everybody, can we take few lines to give a Grammy to the band. They are all here to make shine the Artist. To do that they follow perfectly the impro and variations of miss Baker. A big challenge for them and they did that with perfection. We can see that at the end when miss Baker show with her finger the drummer. She know that he was perfectly on point. If miss Baker shine with this band, the band grow up with her. After playing live with this Godess, they can play everywhere with everyone. They are all take big pleasure to do they’re best and you can hear that. That happen very rarely. You can see on this video how much they respect each other.
Man...if an artists can cause you to get goosebumps, then you know you are a bad artists. Very few can in my case, Teena Marie & Rachelle Farrell were/are the other only two that could. I truly thank God for giving her the voice/soul that he gave her, and that she decided to enter the musical scene again.
Before going mainstream, Anita had slowly built a considerable following. I believe with all of my heart that the RAPTURE CD was a crowning achievement for Anita and maybe the entire music industry. She MASTERED the obscured jazz singing style of scatting in BEEN SO LONG. People could tell that she did her homework. She didn't need fancy vocal range and acrobatics - JUST SOUL! Many credit Anita for a whole new genre of adult contemporary called THE QUIET STORM - Can I get a thumbs up somebody?!
one of the GREAT VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME FOR SURE. BLENEDED THE JAZZ AND RNB SEAMLESSLY
No body does it better than Anita. No one in this world.
+Alexandria Gweneth I agree
ALEX YOU KNOW EXACTLYYYY 😌😌 what’s up!!! 🥹🥹🥹
I went to this show by myself!!!! I had a blast!!!!!!!
I would have gladly been your date
Those backup singers are singing so smooth. Adding additional loveliness to Ms. Baker.
oh yes Ms. Liz, her background singers have always been on point!
They better Anita is a perfectionist!
I never get tired of hearing ANITA. I want MORE and MORE of her amazing voice. I get utterly WEAK hearing her. There is NO OTHER that compares to Ms Anita Baker!
💯💯‼️
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥♥️
Sang Anita....nobody can do it like her. Thank you for being such a classy susta to follow.
She was on FIRE that night! Thank you for these videos!!
Anita Baker is a singer AND a musician AND a band leader in the vein of the great Duke Ellington. She works with and writes with the best, legendary pianist Barry Eastmond among them. She IS NOT turning her back to the audience. She is acknowledging her great band and backup singers as they also feed energy into the song and into her performance. She points them out as they propel her to a climactic end that leaves one curling ones toes and shaking ones left leg uncontrollably! See her Live! Uhh
spi rit Thank you! Somebody understands!!!!
Excellent analysis Spi rit. You are spot on what you said. I had the blessing of seeing Queen Anita live twice in concert during her Farewell Tour since 2018, and just as you described, I saw her masterfully do all of that during her shows. She is a maestro, a true perfectionist when she performs. It is very awesome to see her live! She is the true definition.of a pro in every sense of the word! She is the best to ever grace a stage for yours truly!!
Excellent explanation and breakdown.
Those scats! She slayed that climax years later.
I love Ms. Baker always have since I was a little girl. Thank you mom so much for letting me hear real music coming up.
That hairstyle or hair cut or whatever you wanna call it, still rocks. The hair style complements the entire Anita Baker persona, her being, deep down within her soul roots, embedded within this woman is a soulful spirit I cannot even try to explain her character and personality better.
LOOOOVVVEEE her.... So naturally talented. She doesn't have to try at all, just open up and those bless pipes do the rest. No one does it better!
Beautiful physically and vocally
I agree
Rodney Davis Amén brother!
Human Organ
Praise God for This Gift
Thank you Jesus Hallelujah!
+Arch Angel I agree
WOW Anita! How in the world did you take an already perfect song and reinvent it in such a majestic way? WOW!!
She's always said once you create that magic, it's gone and u can never get it back. Every performance is unique and will never be like the next. Guarantee that!!
I'm missing you babyyyyyyy. Been so long.. . I'm borderline obsessed with Anita, I love her so much, she this glow about her, like an angel....♡
Amen!
I still have a crush on this woman
Me too!!
Me too!
@dave I'm skipping everybody
ANITA IS NUMBER 3 ON MY ALL TIME TOP 10 FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS,BEHIND CHAKA KHAN AT NUMBER ONE AND THE GREAT GREAT GREAT QUEEN OF SOUL,ARETHA FRANKLIN.THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.
one of the TRUE queens of black music
I been so in luv wit this lady since I was like 13 or 14 they use to say who you in luv wit lol nobody I just love me some Anita
The only contralto I know of that can hit soprano in her natural voice...range is bananas. I think she's a mezzo soprano really with a contralto tone
agree Anita's voice can go UP, such a talented and gifted singer!
Yup!!!!
YES Indeed!! This is why Queen Anita's voice can never, ever be matched or duplicated by no one else. PERIOD!!
@@sandilemateyise1867 me too. I changed my description of her over the years since this post. I think she's a mezzo soprano with a contralto tone to her voice. She hits those high notes too easily and naturally
@@RTDavis0503 good observation. I know I'm late, but I've been researching, and studying to find my voice--as a transgender woman, I want to be naturally effortless, but effective.
its amazing how her voice got BETTER as she got older. Like a fine wine...Anita Baker, chile.
Great individual with so much God given talent and what a beautiful person and voice. To God be the glory for such a beautiful creation and inspiration. Keep your light shining so all can see and hear. ATL LOVES YOU
AMENNNN!!!!!!!
I absolutely ADORE ANITA B,DETROITS FINEST BRAVOOO!!
Absolute THUMBS UP...LOVE ANITA..
My favorite artis/song
HOT DAMN!!!
I conceived my 1st son to this song...TMI...Oh, well. I love you Anita. Welcome back...Been So Long!
I need her to record this arrangement. This is truly bananas!! Awesome!
One of her best concerts
Just an Amazing voice and her vocal is so Amazing it takes her straight to the top of the Billboard. I want to see Ms Anita Baker in concert and hope to meet her in Detroit.
Ms. Anita Baker!!!!! O M Gosh!! She IS the truth!!!
SHE'S INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
Watch Auntie videos and listening to her music is only thing 2020 gave me
And...THAT'S how it should be done.
Anita Baker is simply the best!!!
God I love this song and Anita Baker!
FOR REAL SHE IS NO JOKE, THE REAL AND STILL VOCALIST ANITA BAKER!!! OUT STANDING..EXCELLENT!!!! LOVE HER. SO GLAD TO SEE HER BACK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!! MUCH LOVE FOR ALL HER MUSIC, AND A TRUE BLESSING TO SEE HER BACK ON THE STAGE.. GO GIRLEY!!!!
Love this woman!
My 5 month old son Zion LOVES him some Anita Baker!! I'm so glad to have beautiful music to pass along to him. God Bless Aunti Anita!
...and look at her transition at 4:10....YASSSSSS!! It's more than enough that she keeps me in awe with the incomparable talent that she has but her ear skill to tune in at the same time, is unbelievable! I love to see her get drawn in by the talent of her background singers and musicians.
Favorite singer! Period
HER VOICE SMH GOOD AND PERFECT! FROM ABOVE AND EVIDENCE OF GOD'S LOVE! 🙌💕🎶
THAT GOT DAMN BAND!!!!!!! SMH MY GOD!!!!!!! SMH !!!!
My favorite.
The 80s was the times. Let's go back there. 💘
Love it!!
Legend
amazing and totally gifted. I LOVE YOU ANITA!!!
threw out life Anita Baker, music crossed my paths of life. And Anita thanks for such sweet, sweet, sweet music thank you. Some music die very quickly and yours is one that is never going to die.
Thank you MOCHADIVA526 for posting these videos. Took me back to the good ol' days when music was performed by real talent.
The Best To Ever Do It!!!
I Love Anita when she's having a Blast ...... Like on this song. Thank you.......
Killer performance 🎭
I love this song very much,thanks for share)
this is a great concert by Anita baker.....the track says....been so long, missing u baby. just too lovely & touching music. many thanks to Anita baker.
I love this woman. Goding to see her in Vegas again. Eveytime she comes to Vegas I'm going.
SHE LOOKS GREAT LOVE HER
I still love her
This was the song that did for me!
She is bad. Years later and she killin it
Thank you for posting! Her gift gives me chills!
Anita Baker is so great and amaze to see her gifted talent. How much in this song she reminds u Nancy Wilson and Sarah Vaughn.,etc.
Wow that was shear greatness
Love you Anita!! Xoxo
2 THUMBS UP!! I just graduated from High School when this album dropped, I have been in love with her since!!
Great Great Great
Anita Baker, oh my soul! I'm so in love!!!!!!
AMAZING!!!!!! THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!
HOT DAMMM 🔥🔥🔥
this is also my girl Anita Baker,i love her music.
Minha eterna Diva............
Oui une très très grande Diva parole d'un français🇫🇷🇫🇷
What a legend that is Anita baker
THIS is the EPITOME of talent. RAW TALENT. Her voice was at her PEAK at this EXACT TIME. I didn't care for her voice when she first came out in the 80's. She opens up here and shows her range. PERFECTION at its finest.
W O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she still has a beautiful voice and I love this song. Pat fisher
she can sing to me anytime I just love her
My Favorite
Thank you for capturing GREATNESS!! I love ANITA BAKER!
mwah, mwah, mwah! Love Ms. Baker!
she's defintely the best
LOVE this song!
Amazing!
L'es français🇫🇷 vous envie l'es grande voix et Artiste incroyable💕😍💕😍
Hi everybody, can we take few lines to give a Grammy to the band. They are all here to make shine the Artist. To do that they follow perfectly the impro and variations of miss Baker. A big challenge for them and they did that with perfection. We can see that at the end when miss Baker show with her finger the drummer. She know that he was perfectly on point.
If miss Baker shine with this band, the band grow up with her. After playing live with this Godess, they can play everywhere with everyone. They are all take big pleasure to do they’re best and you can hear that.
That happen very rarely. You can see on this video how much they respect each other.
One of her sons is drumming with her now…
When the great ones pack on that weight they get better don't they? Damn! love this women
YES DEPENDING ON WHO PACKS IT ON AND WHERE!!!😃😃😃 AND YESSSSS ANITA DEFINITELY FITS THE POINT MADE!!!!
I loveeeeeeee her😩B E A U T I F U L😍
LOVE LOVE LOVE !!!!!!!!
My Fav #luvit
god i love her.!!
Anita Baker is simply the bet
Man...if an artists can cause you to get goosebumps, then you know you are a bad artists. Very few can in my case, Teena Marie & Rachelle Farrell were/are the other only two that could. I truly thank God for giving her the voice/soul that he gave her, and that she decided to enter the musical scene again.
THE BEST!!!!
love her
Beauuuttttifulll. In All ways.
Sing it gurl
She an artist that's in the moment of the music, like we should be. Shoot, I got up and turned my back to my laptop, lmao!!!
DETROIT always loves u Anita
I wish she would sing the song when willl it be
One day ,when Im a singer, I would love to do a duet with her.