Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)

Infobox Album
Name = Rhythm Of Love
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Anita Baker


Released = September 13, 1994
Recorded =
Genre = R&B/Soul
Length = 61:20
Label = Elektra
Producer =
Reviews =
*"Entertainment Weekly" (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303726,00.html link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anitabaker/albums/album/306276/review/6067394/rhythm_of_love link]
Last album = "Compositions"
(1990)
This album = "Rhythm of Love"
(1994)
Next album = "Sweet Love: The Very Best Of Anita Baker"
(2002)

"Rhythm of Love" is the fifth studio album by R&B singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop album. The album's first single "Body and Soul" gave Baker her first top 40 hit since 1988. The album was certified 2x platnuim giving baker her fourth platnuim selling album. She also received a Grammy in 1995 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "I Apologize". "Body And Soul" was nominated for 1995 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and Rhythm of Love was nominated for Best R&B Album.

Track listing

# "Rhythm of Love"
# "The Look of Love"
# "Body and Soul"
# "Baby"
# "I Apologize"
# "Plenty of Room"
# "It's Been You"
# "You Belong To Me"
# "Wrong Man"
# "Only For A While"
# "Sometimes I Wonder Why"
# "My Funny Valentine"

Personnel

* Anita Baker (vocals, piano, synthesizer)
* Michael Thompson, Dean Parks, Ira Siegel (guitar)
* Barry J. Eastmond (strings, piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, programming)
* Joe Mardin (strings, keyboards, drums, programming)
* Andy Snitzer (saxophone)
* Jerry Hey (trumpet)
* Louis Resto (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, programming)
* Nathan East, Anthony Jackson (bass)
* Steve Ferrone (drums)
* Bashiri Johnson (percussion)
* Gordon Chambers (background vocals).

Producers - Anita Baker, Tommy LiPuma, Gerard Smerek, Barry J. Eastmond, Arif Mardin
Engineers - Gerard Smerek, Al Schmitt, Randy Poole