{"id":20894,"date":"2025-07-19T00:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T04:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/?p=20894"},"modified":"2025-07-20T00:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:05:14","slug":"anita-baker-rapture-elektra-75-edition-lp-elektra-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/releases\/anita-baker-rapture-elektra-75-edition-lp-elektra-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Anita Baker &#8211; Rapture (Elektra 75 Edition) LP &#8211; Elektra US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/player-embed\/SF1092249-01-01-01.mp3\/?pl=true&#038;ed=25-07-20\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Originally released in 1986, Rapture remains a landmark in sophisticated soul. This sophomore album didn&#8217;t just confirm her talent, it launched her into superstardom. From the moment &#8216;Sweet Love&#8217; opens, Baker&#8217;s rich, emotive contralto takes center stage, blending jazz phrasing with smooth r&#038;b textures in a way that still feels timeless. The record is full of restraint and elegance. Tracks like &#8216;Caught Up In The Rapture&#8217; and &#8216;Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)&#8217; shimmer with warmth, carried by tasteful instrumentation, gentle keys, soft horns and grooves that never overpower her voice. It&#8217;s a deeply romantic record, full of subtle confidence, and Baker delivers every line with clarity, poise, and emotional weight. The production, courtesy of Michael J. Powell, strikes a perfect balance between intimacy and polish. This reissue brings renewed clarity to the album&#8217;s sonic depth, making it easy to appreciate the lush arrangements and Baker&#8217;s flawless vocal control. Rapture is a defining piece of the decades best in soul and a reissue like this is a welcome reminder of Anita Baker&#8217;s lasting influence in pop music.<\/p>\n<p>Label: Elektra US<br \/>\nFormat: LP (indie exclusive)<br \/>\nCat: EA 7811771<br \/>\nReleased: 07 Jul 25<br \/>\nGenre: Soul<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/products\/anita-baker-rapture-elektra-75-edition-vinyl\/1092249-01\/?ref=motionfm&#038;utm_source=affiliate&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_campaign=affiliate_dashboard_referral\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BUY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tracklist <\/p>\n<p>Side A<br \/>\n1. &#8220;Sweet Love&#8221; 4:20<br \/>\n2. &#8220;You Bring Me Joy&#8221; 4:25<br \/>\n3. &#8220;Caught Up In The Rapture&#8221; 5:13<br \/>\n4. &#8220;Been So Long&#8221; 5:03<\/p>\n<p>Side B<br \/>\n1. &#8220;Mystery&#8221; 4:46<br \/>\n2. &#8220;No One In The World&#8221; 4:05<br \/>\n3. &#8220;Same Ole Love&#8221; 3:59<br \/>\n4. &#8220;Watch Your Step&#8221; 4:55<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally released in 1986, Rapture remains a landmark in sophisticated soul. This sophomore album didn&#8217;t just confirm her talent, it launched &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20896,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894\/revisions\/20896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}