Anita Baker

Released: September 13, 1994

Songwriter: Mary Unobsky Michael O’Hara Sami McKinney

Producer: Barry Eastmond

[Verse 1]
I had a dream
A love dream so tender
You were with me, old friend
We gave in to sweet surrender
Now I've held it in through October, November
No wonder, I've never been the same since then
I picked up my phone
A million times to call you
But I lost my nerve
'Cause every time I saw you
Like a lovesick kid
Child, it was my paranoia
You would laugh
But instead
You read these thoughts inside of my head
And it's you

[Chorus]
It's been you all the time
You're changing my whole state of mind
It took just a minute
But now that I'm in it
It's you, darling
It's been you all the time
Like somebody turned on a light (shine)
Come on and watch me shine, boy
It's been you all the time

[Verse 2]
Now when you smile
The world opens up for me
You're just my style
And this time I do believe
We're two of a kind
How could I be so blind?
My heart, it's sincere
I believe I've wanted you for years and years
And it's you, baby

[Chorus]
It's been you all the time
Oh, you're changing my whole state of mind
It took just a minute
Oh, but now that I'm in it
It's you, darling
It's been you all the time
Like somebody turned on a light (shine)
You're gonna watch me shine, yes
It's been you all the time

[Bridge]
Oh, now to think you've always been right here, yes
When loneliness has been my greatest fear
Until I saw the answers in your eyes
Yes, I did
And at last it's clear
Now I see that
You're the only one for me

[Chorus]
It's been you all the time
Oh no, baby
It took just a minute
Oh, but now that I'm in it
It's you, darling
It's been you all the time
Like somebody turned on a light (shine)
You're gonna watch me shine, boy
It's been you all the time

It's been you all the time
Baby, you turned on a light, I said
It took just a minute
But now that you got me in it
It's been you all the time
I'm loving you, yes
Come on and watch me shine
It's been you all the time

It's been you all the time
Ooh wee, baby
It took just a minute
But now that I'm in it, it's you, baby
It's been you all the time
Oh Lordy, somebody turn those lights out
You got to watch me shine, yeah
It's been you all the time...

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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