Friday, December 12, 2008
"Just Because," Anita Baker (3/14/89)
Credit for the subtly funky bass goes to journeyman Nathan East; credit for another great Anita Baker single with a bridge that takes you somewhere goes to writers Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney, and Alex Brown; credit for the just-glistening-enough-without-feeling-oily production goes, as ever, to Baker's right hand man Michael J. Powell (who produced Rapture, Giving You the Best That I Got, and Compositions; and credit for the perfect vocal - this is how to SING without over-singing, folks - goes, of course, to Baker. Her hits record is a masterclass, by the way; I really should write about it sometime. I thought it was more a B+, but repeated listenings prove it's an A-.
Credit for the subtly funky bass goes to journeyman Nathan East; credit for another great Anita Baker single with a bridge that takes you somewhere goes to writers Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney, and Alex Brown; credit for the just-glistening-enough-without-feeling-oily production goes, as ever, to Baker's right hand man Michael J. Powell (who produced Rapture, Giving You the Best That I Got, and Compositions; and credit for the perfect vocal - this is how to SING without over-singing, folks - goes, of course, to Baker. Her hits record is a masterclass, by the way; I really should write about it sometime. I thought it was more a B+, but repeated listenings prove it's an A-.
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