Anita Baker

Released: September 28, 1990

Songwriter: Terry Britten Graham Lyle

Producer: Michael J. Powell

If I lost you now
It would take my heart from me
I can't imagine life without you
The love of you, baby

Lately, I confess
I've been short on tenderness
Too much time on work, I guess
Not enough on you
Now if I forgot to tell you I love you
I really got no excuse
No excuse

Because you're beautiful
My one desire
You're my soul's inspiration
And if I didn't say it
Well, I do now
You're my sweet inspiration, baby, baby

If I'm feeling low
I've only got myself to blame
'Cause I can always share the load
When I'm near you
Uh, huh

You can rescue me, baby
You bring out the best in me
I'm the girl I want to be
When I'm near you, huh
I may need reminding to say I love you
But heaven knows that I do
Yes, I do

Because you're beautiful
My one desire
You're a sweet sensation
And if I didn't say it
Well, I do now
You're my soul's inspiration

From the day I met you, baby
Yes, I knew insitinctively
Whatever our future
Together we were gonna be, baby

Huh, my baby
Nothing
Nothing's sweeter to me than you, baby
You, baby
Yes, sir
I love you, baby

Hey, now
I love you, baby
Hey
Ahh, yeah

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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