Anita Baker

Released: September 13, 1994

Songwriter: Anita Baker

Producer: Gerard Smerek

[Verse 1]
This heart of mine seldom lies you see
It's often said you don't care for me no more
You took so long, how could you lead me on?
Left me wondering where and how we went wrong

[Chorus]
Come on, baby (make it alright)
My baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you
Baby (make it alright)
Please baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you
Won't you please do this for me?

[Verse 2]
Heart of mine, please, just let him go
Always knew you'd leave
Honey, many times I told you so
Yesterday it was when you walked out my door
Hopes and dreams of mine lay scattered on my floor

[Chorus]
Come on, baby (make it alright)
Oh baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you
Baby (make it alright)
Oh, baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you
Won't you please do this for me?

[Bridge]
Holding on to your memory is what I've done
(Baby, see what I've done, baby, see what I've done)
Oh yeah, holding on to my pillow, it's all I've got, yes

[Verse 3]
And the power of your thunder
Belongs to someone new
Ain't it any wonder I cry the whole night through
How we ever made it's a mystery to me
Fire and water were never meant to be

[Chorus]
Baby (make it alright)
Oh baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you
Baby (make it alright)
Oh, baby (say it's alright)
Would you, baby?
And I'll be alright if I could only see you

[Ad-Libs]
Make it alright
Oh, would you, baby?
Oh, let me see you, darling, now
See you, baby
Love you, darling
Awww, I wanna, I wanna love you, baby
Oh baby, oh, would you, baby?
And I'll be alright
All I wanna do is love you, baby
Oh, I wonder would you let me love you, baby?

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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