The Rhythm of Love Tour was a 1994–95 concert tour by American recording artist
Anita Baker
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career ...
in support of her multi-platinum selling album, ''
Rhythm of Love''. The trek started on December 14, in New Orleans, visiting several cities in North America and Europe, ending in late-December 1995.
Opening act
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George Duke
George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...
(London, UK)
Set list
# "
Sweet Love"
# "Been So Long"
# "Mystery"
# "
No One in the World
"No One in the World" is a song by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the fourth single from her multi-platinum album, ''Rapture''. It had previously been released by Dionne Warwick on her 1985 album '' Finder of Lost Loves'' and again on he ...
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# "Same Ole Love (365 Days of Year)"
# "Watch Your Step"
# "
Caught Up in the Rapture"
# "
Rhythm of Love"
1
# "My Funny Valentine"
# Diana Ross & Tina Turner Medley: "
Stop! In the Name of Love
"Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the #1 position on the ''Billboard'' ...
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Proud Mary
"Proud Mary" is a song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, '' Bayou Country'', which was issued by the same ...
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# "
Giving You the Best That I Got"
# "
Talk to Me"
# "Rules"
1
# "Fairy Tales"
# "
Body and Soul"
# "You Belong to me"
;Encore
#
"I Apologize"
# "You Bring Me Joy"
1 performed only at select dates in North America and Europe.
Band
* Music Director/Drums: Ricky Lawson
* Guitar: John McCurry
John McCurry (born June 24, 1957) is an American musician and composer, a guitarist, songwriter and singer based in New York City. He has worked with many well-known musical artists, including Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Al ...
* Bass/Cello: Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts deg ...
* Percussion: Joe Mardin Joe Mardin (born Yusuf Mardin) is a Turkish-American music producer, arranger and engineer from New York City. He is a Berklee College of Music graduate and is the son of the Turkish American producer Arif Mardin. Joe Mardin is also a conductor, s ...
* Synth Bass: Luis Resto
* Background vocalists: Perri Sisters
Tour dates
References
{{Anita Baker
1994 concert tours
1995 concert tours
Anita Baker concert tours