The Rapture Tour


The Rapture Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her second studio album Rapture. The tour started in mid-March 1986, visiting several cities throughout North America and Europe. In 1987, Baker kicked off a North America second leg trek, which included seven dates in Los Angeles at the Beverly Theatre in January, including two and three-night dates in Merrillville, Indiana, New York City and Miami, Florida. The outing included four sold-out shows scheduled in Washington, D.C., and three consecutive dates for the second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.

Concert synopsis

The tour consisted of a selection of songs from Baker's 1983 debut, The Songstress and the majority of the Rapture album. For each performance, Baker would perform songs from both albums, and also include a song from other artists. For example, she performed "You've Changed" by Sarah Vaughan for one show, and Van Morrison's "Moondance" for another. She performed several shows throughout the week in Los Angeles, with gospel/R&B group the Perri Sisters joining as background vocals and toured with Baker for the remainder of the tour.

The Band

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on January 2, 1987, at the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
  1. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
  2. "Will You Be Mine"
  3. "Angel"
  4. "Mystery"
  5. "Stop to Love"
  6. "You're the Best Thing Yet"
  7. "Same [Ole Love (365 Days a Year)]"
  8. "You Bring Me Joy"
  9. "Watch Your Step"
  10. "Sweet Love
  11. "No One in the World"
  12. "Been So Long"
  13. "No More Tears"
  14. "Blessed"
;Notes

Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

VHS/DVD/CD release

A DVD and CD live collection, entitled A Night of Rapture: Live was released in 2004 by Rhino Records, which reached #35 in the Billboard 'Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums' list.

Track listing

  1. Caught Up in the Rapture – 5:29
  2. Mystery – 5:24
  3. Been So Long – 5:52
  4. No One in the World – 4:11
  5. Same Ole Love – 3:59
  6. Watch Your Step – 6:20
  7. Moondance – 4:08
  8. You Bring Me Joy – 4:32
  9. Sweet Love – 7:20
  10. Sweet Love
  11. You Bring Me Joy
  12. No One in the World