What is the best Anita Baker album of all time?

Her quiet storm catalog is small but immaculate — each album a velvet showcase for one of the most emotionally precise voices in R&B history. Cast your vote!

Rapture

Anita Baker's 1986 commercial and critical breakthrough featuring 'Sweet Love' and 'Caught Up in the Rapture,' winning two Grammys and defining quiet storm R&B.

1/7

Giving You the Best That I Got

Anita Baker's gorgeous 1988 album featuring the title track and 'Just Because,' earning two more Grammys and reaching the top of both pop and R&B charts.

2/7

Compositions

Anita Baker's elegant 1990 album featuring all self-written material — a bold artistic statement and another Grammy winner showcasing her as a complete artist.

3/7

The Songstress

Anita Baker's impressive 1983 debut on Beverly Glen Communications that first revealed her remarkable voice and improvisational sophistication.

4/7

Rhythm of Love

Anita Baker's 1994 return featuring warm, jazz-inflected production and her signature velvet vocals on tracks like 'Body and Soul.'

5/7

My Everything

Anita Baker's long-awaited 2004 comeback album featuring lush orchestration and impeccable vocal performances, her first studio record in a decade.

6/7

Only Forever

Anita Baker's remarkable 2024 comeback album released after years of battles over her master recordings, featuring new original material that reclaimed her artistry.

7/7