The Rapture Tour was the first headlining 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 second studio album ''

Rapture The rapture is an Christian eschatology, eschatological position held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an Eschatology, end-time event when all Christian believers who are alive, along with resurre ...

'' (1986). The tour started in mid-March 1986, visiting several cities throughout North America and Europe. In 1987, Baker kicked off a North America second leg trek, which included seven dates in Los Angeles at the Beverly Theatre in January, including two and three-night dates in Merrillville, Indiana, New York City and Miami, Florida. The outing included four sold-out shows scheduled in Washington, D.C., and three consecutive dates for the second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.

Concert synopsis

The tour consisted of a selection of songs from Baker's 1983 debut, '' The Songstress'' and the majority of the ''Rapture'' album. For each performance, Baker would perform songs from both albums, and also include a song from other artists. For example, she performed "You've Changed" by

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

for one show, and

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

's "

Moondance ''Moondance'' is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on 27 January 1970 by Warner Bros. Records. After the commercial failure of his first Warner Bros. album ''Astral Weeks'' (1968), Morris ...

" for another. She performed several shows throughout the week in Los Angeles, with gospel/R&B group the Perri Sisters joining as background vocals and toured with Baker for the remainder of the tour.

The Band

*Music Director:

Bobby Lyle Robert Lyle (born March 11, 1944) is a jazz pianist/organist and educator. Early life Lyle was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 11, 1944 to parents Robert and Elise Lyle. He grew up in a musical household after the family moved from Memphis ...

*Guitar: Donald Griffin *Keyboards: Bobby Lyle *Percussions:

Garry Glenn Garry Glenn (May 12, 1955 – September 27, 1991) was an American singer, songwriter and musician best known for his association with his songwriting partner Dianne Quander and wrote the hit song "Caught Up in the Rapture", recorded by Anita B ...

*Saxophone:

Gerald Albright Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and has been nominated for New Beginnings in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009. Biography Born in Los Angeles, Albright grew up in its ...

*Bass:

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 degr ...

*Drums: James Bradley, Jr *Backing vocalists (1986): Tanya Boyd, Saundra Simmons, and Natalie Jackson *Backing vocalists (1987): Perri Sisters, Gina Taylor, and Freida Williams

Opening acts

*Perri Sisters *

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*Durell Coleman *

Rhonda Hansome Rhonda Hansome is an American stand-up comedian, writer, director, and actress. Career In 1975, Hansome was a puppeteer for the Muppet Vazh on ''Saturday Night Live''. She has performed comedy before musical acts including Aretha Franklin and ...

* Nat Augustin * Tease *

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*The Rose Brothers

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on January 2, 1987, at the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"

Caught Up in the Rapture "Caught Up in the Rapture" is a 1986 ballad song by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released as the follow-up single after " Sweet Love" from her album ''Rapture''. Chart performance "Caught Up in the Rapture" was Baker's third top ...

" #"Will You Be Mine" #"Angel" #"Mystery" #" Stop to Love" #"You're the Best Thing Yet" #"

Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)" is a song by American R&B artist Anita Baker. The song was released as a single to support her multi-platinum album, ''Rapture''. Chart performance "Same Ole Love" peaked at #8 on ''Billboard A billboard ( ...

" #"You Bring Me Joy" #"Watch Your Step" #" Sweet Love #"

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 ...

" #"Been So Long" #"No More Tears" #"

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" ;Notes *The concert on July 16, in Montreux, Switzerland, she performed

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Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert was a part of the "JVC Jazz Festival" :This concert was a part of the "

Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual ...

" :This concert was a part of the "Miller Genuine Draft Concerts at Jones Beach" ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

VHS/DVD/CD release

A DVD and CD live collection, entitled ''A Night of Rapture: Live'' was released in 2004 by

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, which reached #35 in the

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'Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums' list.

Track listing

# Caught Up in the Rapture – 5:29 # Mystery – 5:24 # Been So Long – 5:52 # No One in the World – 4:11 # Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) – 3:59 # Watch Your Step – 6:20 # Moondance – 4:08 # You Bring Me Joy – 4:32 # Sweet Love – 7:20 # Sweet Love

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# You Bring Me Joy

# No One in the World

References

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