Bonus: Anita Baker, I Apologize
Operator, get my baby on the line/
‘Cause just the other night we had a horrible fight/
I admit that I, I was out of control/
But I still love my man with my body and soul/
This has been one of my favorite segments on my blog in a very long time! Thank you for joining me for Opening Lyrics to Songs That I Love!
“I Apologize” is a song by American recording artist Anita Baker, released in October 1994 as the second single from her fifth album, Rhythm of Love (1994). The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
“I Apologize” entered Billboard‘s Hot R&B Airplay chart on November 5, 1994, and rose up to number 5 at the end of February 1995. The song hit number 1 on Billboard‘s Adult R&B Airplay chart on February 4, 1995, spending 38 weeks on the chart. At the same time, the song peaked at number 8 on the R&B chart.[1] In the UK, “I Apologize” broke into the pop singles chart at number 80 on July 2, 1995, and dropped out the next week.[2]
British magazine Music Week gave the song three out of five, writing, “Baker goes jungle? But her strong vocals retain the original feel of these tracks, creating a soulful jungle splice-up.”[3] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel felt that here, the singer “glides into the subtlety of a more refined arrangement”.[4] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin declared it as “a request-line perennial-in-the-making”.[5]—Wikipedia
If you’ve watched the video, I should not have to say much about this song. It’s soft. It’s mellow. It’s beautifully arranged. And Anita’s voice is the Chef’s kiss. Everything it needs to be, it is, and I appreciate its classic and timeless existence. I always will.
Thank you for joining me on this musical journey. It has been fun sharing some of my favorite songs and their captivating opening lyrics.
A Cornered Gurl 
I understand that Anita turning down Love Should’ve Brought You Home gave birth to Toni Braxton.
I was listening to someone zero in on old lyrics and it’s wild. Remember Lionel Richie’s Hello? The video? He was a straight up stalker to one of his students, who was blind. Remember?
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I do remember. Craziness… the mess we were pulled into, and didn’t really recognize the horror behind most of it until much later.
I can’t see anyone else singing, Love Should’ve Brought You Home. That’s Toni’s song.
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It was meant for her. But they do have similar husky vocals.
That video could’ve been different. I wonder whose concept that was. The industry is a deviant culture. We’ve been lulled to sleep and seduced. Only we’re not in the videos they talk about.
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I would’ve loved to see a sing-off between Toni and Anita.
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That would be similar to watching Janet Jackson and Ciara. No big difference, really. Or Patti LaBelle and Fantasia. Now, those 2 I could watch. All that hollering and screaming is a pretty good release.
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Yeah, but it’s the sultry altos I would love to hear riffing and giving it to one another. I love a good alto, tenor, and falsetto. Sopranos, too, but mostly ok gospel songs.
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Oh wow, amazing.
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It’s simply gorgeous dahling.. xo 😘
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🙏🏾🩵
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Yessss. Play jam. The days when music 🎶 truly made sense.
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Exactly! This one will NEVER get old. Total classic!
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