Anita Baker, a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, will perform the national anthem before Game 2 on Sunday. Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson, manager of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Blue Note Records announced they signed Anita Baker to an exclusive recording contract that would result in at least two albums. Bruce Lundvall, president/CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics, signed her after she approached him to record for Blue Note.
In the same time Rhino Records released “A Night Of Rapture: Live,” a compilation that contains nine live tracks and three extra multimedia video in the late 80’s.
In September, after a decade, Anita Baker finally released her long-awaited original album “My Everything”. Produced by Barry J. Eastmond and Anita herself, she still wrote or cowrote nine of this album’s 10 tracks, including a duet with Babyface, “Like You Used To Do.” Though she had left the limelight so long, this album still got the critical and commercial success. It debut at #4 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was certified Gold by RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies.
