Caught Up in the Rapture

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"Caught Up in the Rapture"
File:Caught Up in the Rapture vinyl single cover.jpeg
Single by Anita Baker
from the album Rapture
B-side"Mystery"
ReleasedOctober 3, 1986
Recorded1985
GenreQuiet storm[1]
Length4:08 (single version)
  • 5:17 (album version)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Garry Glenn, Dianne Quander
Producer(s)Michael J. Powell
Anita Baker singles chronology
"Sweet Love"
(1986) 		"Caught Up in the Rapture"
(1986) 		"Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)"
(1987)

"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 ten R&B single, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart,[2] and number nine on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.[3] It was also a minor success on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, reaching #37 on the week of February 14, 1987.

Personnel

  • Lead and backing vocals: Anita Baker
  • Drums: Arthur Marbury
  • Percussion: Lawrence Fratangelo
  • Bass: David B. Washington
  • Guitar: Michael J. Powell
  • Keyboards: Vernon D. Fails
  • Arrangements by Sir Gant

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Moon, Tom (28 August 2008). "Anita Baker - Rapture". 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing Company. pp. 39–40. ISBN 9-780761-139638.
  2. ↑ Anita Baker Chart history-R&B Billboard. billboard.com
  3. ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  4. ↑ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anita Baker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Anita Baker Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Anita Baker Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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