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LatelyAnita Baker

Released: August 3, 2012

Songwriter: Tyrese Derek “D.O.A.” Allen

Producer: The Underdogs (Producers)

[Originally by Tyrese]

[Verse 1:]
I can't imagine life
Without you by my side
This is love that I'm feeling
I'm hoping you're feeling the same
Things tend to slip my mind
Like how you love to wine and dine me, baby
(I know romance is important)
Important to the way that we feel

Have I told you I love you lately?
Have I told you that you mean the world to me lately?
Have I told you I love you?
I'll be your wishing well
Tell me what you want

[Verse 2:]
Don't you think twice about my love
I say these things because
Because I love you baby
But it's hard to explain
I'm hoping you feeling the same
You know all that I feel inside
Verbally, I tend to hide, baby baby
Sometimes I tend to forget
How much L-O-V-E really means

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
You try your hardest to deal, my baby
But I forgot about... I just forgot how I feel
Things slip my mind, oh, and that's a fact
Tell me that you love me
Watch me tell you right back

[Chorus]

Anita Baker

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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