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 (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use) | 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 ("Made in West Germany by Polygram" printed on edge of CD and similar note on back of CD jewel case) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use) | 960 444-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Rapture (made in Japan) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use) | 9 60444-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture (club edition) | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use) | E2-60444 |
| 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 |
| 1.3 | 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 (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 241 093-2 |
| 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 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | Love Supreme | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 19 |
| 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 | 4:21 | Anita Baker | The Emotion Collection: Fire and Passion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/09 |
| 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 (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 477696 2 |
| 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 1990–91, please read annotations before use) | 9548-32782-2 |
| 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 |
| 2.12 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | Pure Urban Divas: 40 Soulful Sistas with Attitude | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Dance | WSMCD162 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1.16 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | Absolute Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4051 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:27 | Anita Baker | Ultimate Love Songs Collection: All My Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 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 | |
| 1.2 | 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 |
| 1.18 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1.18 | 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 |
| 1.56 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Top 100 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 2.15 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | Songbird: The Greatest Female Voices | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV236 |
| 3.14 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Latest & Greatest R&B Divas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| USM Media | USMMTCD051 |
| 2.14 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | When a Man Loves a Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | 0825646171064 |
| 4.1 | Sweet Love | 4:28 | Anita Baker | 100 Hits: Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG100161 |
| 1.41 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | The Nation’s Favourite Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | |
| 4.20 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | 80 Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0825646012350 |
| 2.17 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | 80s Love: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0825646160990 |
| 3.1 | Sweet Love | 4:19 | Anita Baker | 100 Hits: Love (2015 version with no Al Green) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMG 100 155 |
| 1.48 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Hit Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.22 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Top Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | X5 Music Group | ||
| 1.17 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80’s the Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 1.14 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s Pop Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.20 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Chilled 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.3 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80’s Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | X5 Music Group | ||
| 1.15 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Chilled 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.13 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | 100 Greatest: 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.33 | Sweet Love (2012 remaster) | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Smash Hits Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.7 | Sweet Love | 4:23 | Anita Baker | Soul Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand | 5381183 |
| 1.25 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80 Smash Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 3.9 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | The Greatest Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.49 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | The Greatest Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 2.5 | Sweet Love | 4:21 | Anita Baker | 80 Smash Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0190295694524 |
| 3.6 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Smash Hits Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 9029569452 |
| 1.42 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Party All Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.44 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.39 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.72 | Sweet Love (2012 remaster) | 4:22 | Anita Baker | 80 Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.40 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.36 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Top 100 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.49 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 100 Greatest Party Starters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.46 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 100 Greatest Throwback Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.38 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80s Smash Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.18 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 80's Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.32 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | 100 Greatest 80s: Ultimate 80s Throwback Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.15 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Now Decades of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW Music (Denmark, compilations) | |
| 3.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | NOW Decades of Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDNNNOW114 |
| 3.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | NOW Decades of Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Now! Music | ||
| 1.5 | Sweet Love | 4:20 | Anita Baker | Peabo Bryson presents Time Life's Classic Soul Ballads (ASIN: B00092ZL9E) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary) | A 93778, M19151 | |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use) | 7559-60444-2 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Love | 4:26 | Anita Baker | Rapture | Anita Baker | Album |
| Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 60444-2, 9 60444-2, D 173404 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | The Best of Anita Baker | Anita Baker | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 78209 |
| 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!) | |
| 1.3 | Sweet Love | 4:16 | Anita Baker | Classic Cuts, Volume 172: Slow Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CC172 |
| 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) | |||||||||
| 1.38 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | Songbird: The Greatest Female Voices | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 2.20 | Sweet Love | 4:22 | Anita Baker | R&B: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0190295912055 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Barney Perkins |
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| 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 |
| music videos: | Sweet Love |
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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 |
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