Anita Baker

Released: May 31, 1983

Songwriter: Patrick Moten Sandra Sully

Producer: Otis Smith Patrick Moten

If I could I'd give you the world
Wrap it all around you
Won't be satisfied with just a piece of this heart

My angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel
Oh, angel

Dreams are dreams, some dreams come true
I found a real dream, baby, when I found you
You're so strong, but tender too

You're my angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel
Oh, angel

Love like ours is heaven sent
Each day a day to remember
I feel so safe, feel secure with you

You give me love, you keep right on givin'
Fill me up, baby, with the joy of living
When things get tough I can always turn to you

You're my angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel

Love the way we touch, I love the way it feels
Every time you're near me my poor heart just won't keep still
No doubt about that this love I feel is real
Ask me to go with you, you know I will

Hold me near, hold me tight
Only you can make it real, only you make it all right
Just let me know that I am special to you

My angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel
Oh, angel

You're my angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel
Oh, angel
You're my angel
Oh, angel

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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