Riffiter listeners rate Rapture 4.1/5 from 9 ratings.

How many tracks are on Rapture?

Rapture has 8 tracks, with a runtime of 38 minutes.

What genre is Rapture?

Rapture is catalogued under Soul, R&B, Jazz.

Rapture runs at a median tempo of 111 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to Rapture?

Listeners of Rapture also rate Winner in You by Patti LaBelle, Never Too Much by Luther Vandross, The Ultimate Collection by Sade.

Album · 1986

Rapture

by Anita Baker

Rapture is a 1986 soul album by Anita Baker. It runs 8 tracks across 38 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 9 ratings.

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9 ratings: 86 /100
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Tracks: 38 min
Runtime: 111 bpm
Tempo: A# major
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Rapture album cover

The Rapture cover was designed by Sue Keston and art-directed by Carol Friedman and Hale Milgrim.

Design: Sue Keston
Art direction: Carol Friedman, Hale Milgrim

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Rapture is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (of which 5 million in the US) and earning her two Grammy Awards. The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award. The music video for the track "Same Ole Love" was filmed and recorded at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. In 1989, Rapture was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

In brief

Is Rapture good?: Riffiter listeners rate Rapture 4.1/5 from 9 ratings.
When was Rapture released?: Rapture was released in 1986.
How many tracks are on Rapture?: Rapture has 8 tracks, with a runtime of 38 minutes.
What genre is Rapture?: Rapture is catalogued under Soul, R&B, Jazz.
What BPM is Rapture?: Rapture runs at a median tempo of 111 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Rapture?: Listeners of Rapture also rate Winner in You by Patti LaBelle, Never Too Much by Luther Vandross, The Ultimate Collection by Sade.