From The Vault: Anita Baker – ‘Sweet Love’

This week’s From The Vault comes from the legendary Anita Baker. ‘Sweet Love’ was one of the singles released from her critically acclaimed ‘Rapture’ album and earned Baker a Grammy Award for ‘Best R&B Song’ back in 1987. The track has been covered by several singers including Beyonce during her ‘I Am…Yours’ world tour. You better sing it Baker!

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  1. TaeBr33zi July 4, 2010

    yass ms anita..the best her voice is sooo smooth

  2. Luanne July 4, 2010

    I don’t know why Beyonce even bothered to cover this song, because she can never do it justice! She just isn’t talented enough.

    And let me guess, did she try to claim that she wrote the song after her performance?

  3. sleeper July 4, 2010

    LUANNE

    girl you are so f****** pressed its sad

    the queen stay on yo mind

    beyonce covered the song as part of a medley (with sweet dreams and DIL)

    she did not record the song

    oh and anita said she loved beyonces version so you can

    STAY MAD!!

  4. S*** July 4, 2010

    @ Luanne

    WHATEVER. I like Bey’s version BETTER. Bey Kilt It!! She defiantly did this song justice like none other. Her Technique is FAR Superior to any of these h*** out now, past & present. YOFAVSCOULDNEVA!!

  5. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    so glad you brought this back sam <3 !!!!

    this song IS amazing………has anita been honured at the B.E.T awards yet ?

    If not it NEEDS to happen,

    Even Weaveyonce is paying tribute to the queen of R&B !!!!!

    Anita could sing Beyonces fat ass out of this universe, KNOW THAT sweeties !!!!

    *WHO OWNS THE THRONE?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!*

  6. UGh July 4, 2010

    ahh i miss good music

  7. EXPOSED July 4, 2010

    DAMN SHE’S SOOO F****** ANIMATED WHEN SHE SINGS. SHE STILL DOES THAT. CHECK UTUBE, HER ’08 CONCERTS SHE ACTS JUST LIKE THIS.

  8. BENJAMIN July 4, 2010

    I’m sure Beyonce did a quite nice pop-friendly version of this song, but it will NEVER top the classic Anita. As far as Anita’s “animated” personality in performances, that is her signature style, just like Beyonce’s weavewhip.

  9. Mr.727 July 4, 2010

    Ya’ll are so f***** stuck up Beyonce ass, it’s a shame!!!! you think that thing she does is so great! Anita Baker is the one to pull this song off, the only to make it a classic! Unlike Beyonce Anita Baker actually knows how to sing, she doesn’t have to scream on every song!!! This is “REAL R&B” !! Not this crap they play on the radio now a days!! You youngins don’t know s*** about real music, how sad!! Keep worshiping your thief of an artist, I’ll settle for someone like Anita that is not an narcissist or self absorbed!

  10. bjksolo July 4, 2010

    MOST DEFINETLY ONE OF THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!
    ===============================================
    CIARA- BASIC INSTINCTS IN STORES AUGUST 17TH!!!!!!!!!

  11. EXPOSED July 4, 2010

    @BENJAMIN

    HOPING ONE GOD WILL MAKE THAT WEAVEWHIP FLY THE F*** OFF.. AND BEYAAANCE IS ACTUALLY BALD!!!! MUAHHAHAA.

  12. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    Beyonce is balder than an eagle, we all now that s***.

    *NOW WHO ONWS THE THRONE, MY SWEETIES?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!*

  13. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    typo*

    know**** my sweeties

  14. TheYoungLion July 4, 2010

    Beyonce’s version is ASS and soulless, she could never do this song justice. Anita re-wrote the gamebook for altos in the industry. Anita is LEGEND!! She shits on Phoni Waxton as well who is highly overrated.

  15. Phoenyxx July 11, 2010

    Uhmm…does EVERYTHING have to be about Beyonce?
    Sheesh. STFU.
    Anyway, this song is AMAZING. Freaking classic.

  16. Dajohn SpencerBrookd March 4, 2014

    And what is real music? but if u knew anything about vocal or musicianship u would kno beyonce hit every note and them some others beyonce can go as low as anita but anita can go as high as beyonce it was a cover song so she not gone sing it the same ppl so worried about comparin the two artist nd tryin to degrade the new artiat who is,simply payin homage beyonce is techincal a vocal beast she knows her voice and how to use it thts how her and brandy can imtatied the shows of diffrent instruments nd sustained notes nd have prefect pitch and control ….learn what it means to be a singer then u will see something differntly nd as far as real music goes there other types of music besides r n b you ppl needs to learn tht not everyone wants to listen to slow songs some ppl lkke pop or hiphop or oprea reasoncwhy ppl progress is because tht open to explore rather than stay in a box all thier lifes think rnb is real form of music and im black so dont say im being races ……

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