The Songstress

The Songstress is the debut solo album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was originally released in 1983 by Beverly Glen Music, and was Baker's only album for that label prior to signing with Elektra Records with whom she had a string of hit albums. The Songstress was not a commercial success upon its initial release, though the album met with moderate success on the R&B charts.

Baker became a major international success after signing with Elektra Records (a division of Warner Music Group) in 1986, and Elektra acquired the rights to The Songstress and re-released it with a new cover in 1991. Between 1992-2007, the album sold 307,000 copies in the US according to SoundScan figures.

Reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic rated the album all five stars. Henderson praised Baker's ballads and 'slow jams' as "honest [and] heartfelt", like "No More Tears", "Angel", and "You're the Best Thing Yet", and her faster tempo in "Squeeze Me".

Track listing

  • "Angel" (Baker, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully) - 4:57
  • The Songstress (film)

    The Songstress (Spanish:La maja de los cantares) is a 1946 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Imperio Argentina and Amadeo Novoa. It is based on a novel by Armando Palacio Valdés. It is set in Andalusia.

    Cast

  • Imperio Argentina
  • Vicente Ariño
  • Andrés Barreta hijo
  • Gema Castillo
  • María del Pilar
  • Mario Gabarrón
  • Laberinto y Terremoto
  • Amadeo Novoa
  • María Luisa Ortiz
  • Enrique San Miguel
  • Conchita Soto
  • Carmelita Vázquez
  • References

    Bibliography

  • Cecilia Cavanagh. La búsqueda de la nostalgia: afiches cinematográficos argentinos, 1934-1964. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Pabellón de las Bellas Artes, 2006.
  • External links

  • The Songstress at the Internet Movie Database

  • Podcasts:

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