"Sweet Love"
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"Sweet Love" is a smooth, soulful R&B ballad by Anita Baker that became one of her signature hits in the mid-1980s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Sweet Love" canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistCareerPhase | Anita Baker commercial breakthrough period ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | contemporary R&B of the 1980s ⓘ |
| chartingStatus | hit single ⓘ |
| composer |
Anita Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Bias NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis A. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| era | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasHook | memorable melodic chorus ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic love ⓘ |
| includedIn | Anita Baker concert setlists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
jazz-influenced R&B
ⓘ
soul music ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
romantic R&B ballad style
ⓘ
smooth, soulful vocal performance ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Rapture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedLiveBy | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Michael J. Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioFormat |
R&B radio
ⓘ
adult contemporary radio ⓘ quiet storm radio ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| style | ballad ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalist | Anita Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRangeFeature | showcases Anita Baker’s contralto voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | female lead vocals ⓘ |
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