I don't understand why people rank Anita Baker so high

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she's mainly known for two albums, she was the shyt in the late 80's during that quiet storm era - but like so many of those artists (peabo, luther, freddie jackson), they just didn't transition well into the 90's

nah, 2 great albums ain't gonna cut it.

she's not even on Sade's level to me :manny:

2 great albums? She has four platinum albums. One of her most successful came in the mid 90s. And she still came back in the 2000s with another. People talk more about individual Whitney songs than albums. In fact, a lot folks shyt on most of her albums after the debut. She got booed at the soul train awards. I mean if we going strictly off what casual fans are saying as opposed to going based off the music, close the thread.
 

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2 great albums? She has four platinum albums. One of her most successful came in the mid 90s. And she still came back in the 2000s with another. People talk more about individual Whitney songs than albums. In fact, a lot folks shyt on most of her albums after the debut. She got booed at the soul train awards. I mean if we going strictly off what casual fans are saying as opposed to going based off the music, close the thread.

:pachaha: i see your google works just fine over there...

again, anita baker is known for Rapture and Giving you the best that I've got....after that everything was good but not on the level of those 2 albums

this isn't a knock on her nor her talent, just stating facts breh :manny:

she also took a 10 year hiatus from the music business altogether, meanwhile mariah, whitney, mary, toni, all types of artists made us forget about Anita
 

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:pachaha: i see your google works just fine over there...

again, anita baker is known for Rapture and Giving you the best that I've got....after that everything was good but not on the level of those 2 albums

this isn't a knock on her nor her talent, just stating facts breh :manny:

she also took a 10 year hiatus from the music business altogether, meanwhile mariah, whitney, mary, toni, all types of artists made us forget about Anita

When you're losing an argument, just accuse the other person of Googling. Nevermind the fact that I have both their catalogs sitting on my shelf in vinyl tho.
 

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:rudy:I'm not really getting the Whitney/Anita argument when both artists are in different lanes (Whitney=Pop, Anita=R and B/Soul). I really doubt that Anita was trying to go for that major market like Whitney, even though she sold pretty well for the time.

I miss the days where R and B thrive man I tell you:mjcry:...nights like this I could go for some slow relaxing shyt instead of something with a 808 in it:scust:
 
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She always came across as more a juke joint/chitterling circuit artist. unlike Patti
:dwillhuh: how breh her brand if Rnb was sophisticated af with lush strings and jazz instruments providing the bulk of her background. Plus her lyrics were always mature and subtle her music was tailor made for middle/upper class black people
 
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