My Everything (Anita Baker album)

My Everything is the sixth studio album by Anita Baker, released on September 7, 2004. The album debuted at #4 on the US Billboard 200 selling 132,000 copies in its first week.[3] As of May 2005, the album has sold 568,000 copies in the US and been certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]

My Everything
Studio album by Anita Baker
Released	September 7, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004 at Soup Can Studio (Detroit, MI); East Bay Music Studios (Tarrytown, NY); Conway Studios, Brandon's Way and Le Gonks West Studios (Hollywood, CA); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA); Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA).
Genre	Soul soul jazz
Length	44:27
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Barry J. Eastmond (Tracks 1-5 & 7-10); Babyface (Track 6).
Anita Baker chronology
The Best of Anita Baker (2002) My Everything (2004) Christmas Fantasy (2005)
Singles from My Everything
"You're My Everything" Released: 2004 "How Does It Feel" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]

It was Baker's first album for Blue Note Records and her first album of new material in ten years. For her comeback album, Baker wanted to be "in control" of everything, and once again teamed up with Barry J. Eastmond and George Duke. Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds also contributed. Most of the tracks were cut live (meaning the band played while Baker sang).

Baker wrote or co-wrote eight of the album's ten tracks. The last track, "Men in My Life" was written for her husband and two sons.

Track listing

All songs written by Anita Baker and Barry J. Eastmond, except where noted.

1. "You're My Everything" (Baker, Curtiss Boone, Esther Ridgeway, Gloria Ridgeway, Gracie Ridgeway) – 5:03
2. "How Could You" – 4:21
3. "In My Heart" – 5:06
4. "Serious" (Dawn Thomas) – 5:25
5. "How Does It Feel" – 4:42
6. "Like You Used to Do" (Baker, Eastmond, Babyface) – 5:11
7. "Close Your Eyes" – 4:42
8. "You're My Everything" (Revisited) – 1:12
9. "I Can't Sleep" (Baker, Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante, Lori Perry, William Kennedy) – 5:08
10. "Men in My Life" (Baker) – 3:37

Personnel

• Anita Baker – lead and backing vocals, arrangements (1-5, 7, 8, 10)
• Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements (1-5, 7, 8, 10), horn arrangements (1, 9)
• George Duke – additional synthesizer, percussion
• Leo Colon – additional synthesizer
• Eric Rehl – additional synthesizer
• Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
• Phil Hamilton – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Robert Randolph – guitar
• Babyface – guitar (6), arrangements (6), backing vocals
• Gerald Albright – bass
• Alex Al – bass
• Nathan East – bass
• Reggie Hamilton – bass
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Ron Jenkins – bass
• Al Turner – bass
• Bernard Davis – drums
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• William Kennedy – drums
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Rafael Padilla – percussion (6)
• Gary Bias – tenor saxophone (1, 9)
• Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (1, 9), tenor saxophone (1, 9)
• Eric Marienthal – alto sax solo (9)
• Reggie Young – trombone (1, 9)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 9)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 9), horn arrangements (1, 9)
• The Ridgeway Sisters – backing vocals (1), BGV arrangement (1)
• Gordon Chambers – backing vocals
• Perri – backing vocals
• Kenya Ivey – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Executive Producer – Anita Baker
• Producers – Barry J. Eastmond (Tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 9); Babyface (Track 6); Anita Baker (Track 10).
• Production Coordinator – Maria Eastmond
• Engineers – Anita Baker, Dylan Dresdow, George Duke, Barry J. Eastmond, Allen Sides, Kevin Syzmanski and Ghian Wright (Tracks 1-5 & 7-10); Paul Boutin (Track 6).
• Assistant Engineers (Tracks 1-5 & 7-10) – Greg Burns, Jared Nugent, Kevin Syzmanski and Tom Wilber.
• Mixing – George Duke and Erik Zobler (Tracks 1-5 & 7-10); Jon Gass (Track 6).
• Mix Assistants – Stefaniah McGowan (Tracks 1-5 & 7-10); Edward Quesada (Track 6).
• Art Direction – Gordon H. Gee
• Design – Greenberg Kingsley
• Photography – Andrew Eccles
• Hair – Q
• Make-up – Reggie Wells
• Wardrobe – Evan Ross and Anita Baker
• Project Management – Shaneika D. Brooks

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 2004 (U.S.)

References

1. Jurek, Thom. My Everything > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
2. Johnson, Beth (September 10, 2004). "My Everything > review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
3. "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. 2004-09-13. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
4. "Billboard Bits: Anita Baker, Wainwright, 'Cavatt'". Billboard. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2012-02-20.