Sweet Love: Very Best of [Import]

Anita Baker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B000066RIM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2002 import edition of her 'Very Best Of' collection compiles tracks mainly geared for the international market and includes two popular tracks that were omitted from the U.S. release: 'Rhythm of Love' and 'Soul Inspiration'. Baker's sweet and soulful vocal delivery and her cache of great material ensured success that may have been enormously popular at the time but has remained timeless. Features all her '80s hits including 'Just Because' (Long Version), 'Giving You The Best That I Got', 'Caught Up In The Rapture', 'Sweet Love' and many more. 18 tracks. Warner Brother Records International. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better track listing than the US release, August 26, 2002

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Mickey Frith (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Love: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Although this collection doesn't follow chronological order like the US release, I still prefer it because it contains one hit that was not included on the US version, "Soul Inspiration." It also includes "When You Love Someone" (a duet with James Ingram) and "Good Enough," one of the best tracks from GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I'VE GOT.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Make room for the songstress!, February 10, 2003

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fabio-italy (milan, italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Love: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Anita Baker hit the big time just about as Whitney and Janet did.
But her approach to it was classier than both the other two.
Anita is more soulful, some kind of an evolution of Ella or Sarah Vaughan.
This as far as my dad opinion goes...after listening to RHYTHM OF LOVE and FAIRYTALES.
This compilation is nice, tracking down all of the singles she released so far and some nice non-single tracks.
SWEET LOVE and GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I'VE GOT are good to set the moods right for love.
NO ONE IN THE WORLD and JUST BECAUSE, SAME OLE LOVE and CAUGHT UP IN THE RAPTURE are frizzy.
WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE displays James Ingram in top form duetting with her on a David Foster-produced track, while Rick Nowels makes good in writing BODY AND SOUL.
But over all is Michael Powell's touch you can feel all over these works.
And i like it.
Just a quick note off the record..i bought this album here in Italy and the coverart is nothing like the one shown here, it is the same as the US version, plus all the tracks have been digitally remastered..and a coupla of extra songs here.
So if you're a fan, i'd say go for this one album to buy!