Compositions (album)

Compositions
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 3, 1990
Recorded1990
Studio
  • Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
  • Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sound Lab 1 (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Ambience Recorders (Farmington Hills, Michigan)
  • Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length50:27
LabelElektra
ProducerMichael J. Powell
Anita Baker chronology
Giving You the Best That I Got
(1988)
Compositions
(1990)
Rhythm of Love
(1994)
Singles from Compositions
  1. "Talk to Me"
    Released: June 1990
  2. "Soul Inspiration"
    Released: September 1990
  3. "Fairy Tales"
    Released: December 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Calgary HeraldA
Chicago Tribune
Robert Christgau
Entertainment WeeklyB
Rolling Stone
Select4/5

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.