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Although today has had a slightly changed schedule to accommodate my busier one tomorrow, I still haven't forgotten that Thursdays are devoted to regular Reminiscings of Youth songs. We did have the special holiday edition earlier this week, so here's the regular one.
So, it's nice to have the Queen of Quiet Storm herself, Anita Baker, back on the blog. I became a fan from the 1980s but she kept on going well into the 1990s and beyond. I have her first four albums but didn't continue the collection of her discography after heading to Japan. Well, some years during my odyssey there, I was either in Tower Records or HMV when I discovered her 2002 BEST compilation, "The Best of Anita Baker", and it took me all of a second to make the purchase.
Along with those hit songs from her early albums, there were some new ones that I hadn't heard by Ms. Baker, and one of them was "I Apologize" which was a October 1994 single. I may have been eight years late but better late than never. And it was another soulful smash for me and in my humble opinion, it was the standout new song for me. Created by Baker, Gordon Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond, it's a heartfelt tribute to the one action in a relationship that might be extremely difficult but absolutely necessary. I've spoken to enough married students to get that impression.
On Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "I Apologize" hit No. 8. And perhaps I should apologize since I didn't realize that Baker just celebrated her birthday last month on the 26th. In any case, what was also being released in October 1994 in Japan?
access -- SCANDALOUS BLUE
Sharam Q -- Single Bed（シングルベッド）
Yumi Matsutoya -- Haru yo, Koi （春よ、来い）
I think I have heard of Anita Baker before and I am sure that my mother listened to her since she often listen to R&B so I may have heard this song of hers in the back ground. However, since that really wasn't my genre of choice I never payed any attention what she was listening to. As, for the list of other songs the only one I knew about was Yumi Matsutoya -- Haru yo, Koi （春よ、来い). This song was also played at my daughter High School graduation ceremony last year which is now is almost one year ago. So, this song has a special place in my heart or memories, now.
ReplyDeleteBaker has appeared on ROY articles before and I figure that there are probably at least a couple of more of her songs that I will post.
Delete"Haru yo, Koi" has become a graduation song staple in the thirty years since it debuted and will probably continue to do so for many years to come. :)