Sweet Love
~ Recording by Anita Baker
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture ("Made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc" printed on rim of CD) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 9 60444-2 |
| 2.4 | Sweet Love | ?:?? | Anita Baker | Hits 5: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | HITS 5 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 960 444-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture (club edition) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | E2-60444 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Rapture (made in Japan) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 9 60444-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album | Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 960 444-1, EKT 37 | |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture ("Made in West Germany by Polygram" printed on edge of CD and similar note on back of CD jewel case) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 960 444-2 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | ?:?? | Anita Baker | Always and Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | STAC 2301 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | Always and Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2301 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | ?:?? | Anita Baker | Always and Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | STAR 2301 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Kuschelrock, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 460520 2 |
| 2.2 | Sweet Love | ?:?? | Anita Baker | Move Closer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 010248.22 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:18 | Anita Baker | Move Closer, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01224861 |
| 1.3 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | WEA Starforce on CD II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 241 093-2 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love (LP version) | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Just Because | Anita Baker | Single |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 969 321-7 |
| 1.15 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Stereoplay Special CD 35: Black Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay, CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CD 697 035, CDSP 980 615/2 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love (LP version) | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Just Because | Anita Baker | Single |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 969 321-7, EKR 87 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Just Because | Anita Baker | Single |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 966 716-2, EKR 87CD |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love (LP version) | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Just Because | Anita Baker | Single |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 966 716-0, EKR 87 T |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love (LP version) | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Just Because | Anita Baker | Single |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | EKR 87 (T), EKR 87T |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | Love Supreme | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 19 |
| 1.15 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | 3 Forever Love / אהבה לנצח | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| הד ארצי (Hed Arzi, Israeli label) | ARTON 19520 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | All Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Quality Television | QTVCD004 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | All Woman: The Complete Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Quality Television | QTVCD019 |
| 2.11 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Missing You 2 (An Album of Love) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Germany (a division of EMI Electrola GmbH) | 690-7 98676 2 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | She: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 472 927 2 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Love | 4:18 | Anita Baker | Soul Inspiration | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 516 226-2 |
| 2.11 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Emotion Collection: Fire and Passion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/09 |
| 2.14 | Sweet Love | 4:20 | Anita Baker | Soul Searching | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | MOOD CD34 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:15 | Anita Baker | After Midnight: Another 20 Cool Cuts On the Lighter Side of Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 516 871-2 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Soulmoods | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pure Music (UK label) | PMCD 7004 |
| 2.12 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | American Top 40: The Best of Pop, Rock & Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 477696 2 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Love (original 12" mix) | 4:17 | Anita Baker | Classic Mellow 3: Definitive Mellow Mastercuts, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mastercuts | CUTSCD 17 |
| 1.14 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | Love Over Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2684 |
| 1.14 | Sweet Love | 4:11 | Anita Baker | Power & Soul (20 Powerful vocal Performances) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 516 896-2 |
| 2.3 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | The Greatest Love Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2747 |
| 2.4 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | Very Best of the 80’s, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–92; please read annotations before use) | 9548-32782-2 |
| 1.5 | Sweet Love | 4:17 | Anita Baker | Women in Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 2004-1 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Love | 4:13 | Anita Baker | Black Magic 3: 28 Most Beautiful Black and Soul Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) | 9548-33277-2 |
| 1.3 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | Sweet Love: The Very Best of Anita Baker | Anita Baker | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label), Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122 73603 2 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | The Best of Anita Baker | Anita Baker | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | ATL78209.2, E2 78209 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Smooth Jazz Cafe 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Polska | 069 881-2 |
| 2.18 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | The Power of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD127 |
| 1.5 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Ultimate Smoochy Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD130 |
| 1.9 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | Piano Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Gallo Record Company, Warner Strategic Marketing | CDESP 167 |
| 3.10 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | Platinum 3 – The Best Hits Selection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 5046685672 |
| 2.12 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | Pure Urban Divas: 40 Soulful Sistas with Attitude | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Dance | WSMCD162 |
| 2.12 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | In Love With You: 36 All Time Classic Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 82876-65279-2 | |
| 1.5 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | One Shot Presents Black ’80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 982 373-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:20 | Anita Baker | Body & Soul: Night Moods | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL BAS/04 |
| 2.4 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | Classic Soul Ballads: Nite and Day | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 19981-2, OPCD-8556 |
| 4.3 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | The Best 100 Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universo 2 | 193536, USD005/BOX |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Ultimate Love Songs Collection: All My Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 19686-2, OPCD-1194 |
| 1.16 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | Absolute Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4051 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Good Times 2005 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Süddeutsche Zeitung | Diskothek: 1986: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung | |
| 2.11 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Best 80s US Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.20 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | R&B Lovesongs: The Very Best of Love Songs 2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 983 726-2 |
| 3.14 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | Classic Soul Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.17 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | Compact Disc Club: Black Velvet | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compact Disc Club | |
| 1.2 | Sweet Love | 4:17 | Anita Baker | Ferry Maat's Soft Soulshow "The Ballads" | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 902579 |
| 2.13 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | One Shot 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9839496 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Smooth Jazz Cafe 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Polska | 170 586-1 |
| 3.2 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Soul Love: 50 Great Soul Legends of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), Warner Music TV | |
| 3.1 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | 100 Hits: Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 005 |
| 4.1 | Sweet Love | 4:29 | Anita Baker | 100 Hits: Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 010 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Love | 4:28 | Anita Baker | Best Of Smooth Jazz Collection, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| oo | |
| 1.18 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | RFM Love 80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music France | 301763-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Nite Flite | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 1.12 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Divas 2008 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697423782 |
| 2.5 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Fantastic 80s! The Complete Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 88697425232 |
| 4.11 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Smooth Jazz Cafe Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) | 179 373 4 |
| 1.21 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | Makin’ Whoopee | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV098 |
| 2.19 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | R&B Lovesongs 2009 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697456222 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:16 | Anita Baker | Kiss FM Kiss Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.10 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | Radio Capital Rock n Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697611852 |
| 1.14 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Smash Hits 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5186-52143-2 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Summer Lovin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5186543352 |
| 4.6 | Sweet Love | 4:18 | Anita Baker | 100 Hits: Mum | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 050 |
| 3.13 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | The World’s Greatest Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | |
| 1.7 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Absolute Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4128 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | 101 Soul Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV | VTDCDX 1016 |
| 1.26 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | The Singer, the Song | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 7989522 |
| 1.20 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Lady Loves Soul, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 5338615 | |
| 3.6 | Sweet Love | 4:24 | Anita Baker | 80s Groove, Volume III | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD307 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 3.8 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | R&B: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5310547155 |
| 1.3 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Street Life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5338897 |
| 1.18 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | De zwarte lijst, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 534 217-4 |
| 2.4 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | The Power of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 30158-D |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | The Power of Love: How Much I Feel | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | OPCD-1194B |
| 4.6 | Sweet Love | 4:25 | Anita Baker | RTL Presenteert Wereldsterren | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment’s NL subsidiary since 2009) | 88883780372 |
| 1.56 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Top 100 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 5.11 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Quiet Storm | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 33438-D |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 4.10 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Classic Songs of the Motown Era, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) | |
| 34.18 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Radio Essential Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.15 | Sweet Love | 4:18 | Anita Baker | Jazz Break: The Best of Contemporary Smooth Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DSD Direct Stream Digital, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (bootlegs pretending to be on Sony BMG ME) | 660217 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 8122797696 |
| 2.1 | Sweet love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Original Album Series | Anita Baker | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122797696 |
| 1.38 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Songbird: The Greatest Female Voices | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
Relationships
| engineer: | Barney Perkins |
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| executive producer: | Anita Baker |
| producer: | Michael J. Powell |
| bass guitar: | Freddie Washington (US session bassist) |
| guitar: | Greg Moore (US guitarist & songwriter) |
| keyboard: | Dean Gant |
| membranophone: | Ricky Lawson |
| percussion: | Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) |
| background vocals: | Jim Gilstrap Bunny Hull Darryl Phinnessee |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Anita Baker |
| sampled by: | Jasmine Blossoms by Metal Fingers Jasmine Blossoms by Metal Fingers national tragedy by chris††† (vaporwave producer John Zobele) |
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| music videos: | Sweet Love |
| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/245457 [info] |
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| recording of: | Sweet Love |
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Related works
Sweet Love
| composer: | Anita Baker Gary Bias (jazz saxophonist) Louis A. Johnson |
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| publisher: | EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) |
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