Compositions (album)

Compositions is the fourth album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album. The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1991 Grammy Awards. Two of its tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Talk to Me" peaking at number 44 for three consecutive weeks on July 28 and August 4 and 11 and "Soul Inspiration" at number 72 on October 13, 1990. Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and producer Michael J. Powell.

Track listing

 * 1) "Talk to Me" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 5:03
 * 2) "Perfect Love Affair" (Baker, Joel Davis) - 5:19
 * 3) "Whatever It Takes" (Baker, Marc Gordon, Gerald LeVert) - 5:35
 * 4) "Soul Inspiration" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) - 5:17
 * 5) "Lonely" (Baker) - 4:29
 * 6) "No One to Blame" (Baker, Fails) - 4:41
 * 7) "More Than You Know" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 4:48
 * 8) "Love You to The Letter" (James McBride) - 7:20
 * 9) "Fairy Tales" (Baker, Fails, Powell) - 7:55

Personnel

 * Anita Baker – lead and backing vocals
 * Vernon Fails – keyboards
 * Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano, backing vocals (7)
 * Ben Keys – programming
 * David Ward – programming
 * Michael J. Powell – guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (7)
 * Earl Klugh – guitar (7)
 * Nathan East – bass, backing vocals (7)
 * Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 4, 5, 7)
 * Steve Ferrone – drums (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4-9)
 * Perri (Carol, Darlene, Lori and Sharon Perry) – backing vocals (2, 4, 7), BGV arrangement (4)

Production

 * Producer – Michael J. Powell
 * Executive Producer – Anita Baker
 * Engineer – Barney Perkins
 * Second Engineers – Tom Beiner, Steve Gallagher and Bart Stevens.
 * Assistant Engineer – Milton Chan
 * Additional Engineers – Darroll Gustamachio, Elliott Peters and Gerard Smerek.
 * Mixing – Barney Perkins (Tracks 1, 3 & 5-9); Gerard Smerek (Tracks 2 & 4).
 * Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
 * Art Direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts
 * Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
 * Management – Randy Bash, Sherwin Bash and Ricki Sellner for BNB Associates, Ltd.

Awards
Grammy Awards