Compositions (album)

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.

Track listing

"Talk to Me" – 5:03
"Perfect Love Affair" – 5:19
"Whatever It Takes" – 5:35
"Soul Inspiration" – 5:17
"Lonely" – 4:29
"No One to Blame" – 4:41
"More Than You Know" – 4:48
"Love You to the Letter" – 7:20
"Fairy Tales" – 7:55

Personnel

Musicians

Anita Baker – vocals, backing vocals
Vernon Fails – keyboards
Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano, backing vocals
Ben Keys – programming
David Ward – programming
Michael J. Powell – guitars, backing vocals
Earl Klugh – guitars
Nathan East – bass, backing vocals
Ricky Lawson – drums
Steve Ferrone – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Perri – backing vocals, BGV arrangement

Production

Executive Producer – Anita Baker
Producer – Michael J. Powell
Engineer – Barney Perkins
Second engineers – Tom Beiner, Steve Gallagher and Bart Stevens.
Assistant engineer – Milton Chan
Additional engineers – Darroll Gustamachio, Elliott Peters and Gerard Smerek
Mixing – Barney Perkins ; Gerard Smerek
Mastering – Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Art direction – Anita Baker and Carol Bobolts
Photography – Adrian Buckmaster

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result
1991	Compositions	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Won
1991	Compositions	Best Album Package	Nominated

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	59