In a year when Black pop was measured by how far it crossed over, Anita Baker’s second album made its case at a lower volume. Rapture belongs to the same moment as Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston, but it was built on a different set of decisions.
In a year when Black pop was measured by how far it crossed over, Anita Baker’s second album made its case at a lower volume. Rapture belongs to the same moment as Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston, but it was built on a different set of decisions.
The band’s 1986 debut still stands on its own, but four decades later, it’s a quiet gesture from their former bassist that stays with them.