The Rapture Tour is a concert tour and the first headlining tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her hit multi-platinum album Rapture. The tour started in mid-March of 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 a second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.
The tour consisted of a selection of songs from Baker's 1983 debut, The Songstress and majority of the Rapture album. For each performance, Baker would perform songs from both albums, and also include a song from another artist. For example, she performed "You've Changed" by Sarah Vaughan for one show, and Van Morrison's "Moondance" 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 Rapture Tour.
A DVD and CD Live Collection, entitled A Night of Rapture - Live was released in 2004 by Rhino Records, which reached #35 in the Billboard 'Top R&B albums' list.
Track Listing
01 - Caught Up in the Rapture - 5:29
02 - Mystery - 5:24
03 - Been So Long - 5:52
04 - No One in the World - 4:11
05 - Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) - 3:59
06 - Watch Your Step - 6:20
07 - Moondance - 4:08
08 - You Bring Me Joy - 4:32
09 - Sweet Love - 7:20
10 - Sweet Love (Multimedia Track)
11 You Bring Me Joy (Multimedia Track)
12 No One in the World (Multimedia Track)
The Band
Music Director/Keyboards: Bobby Lyle
Guitar: Donald Griffin
Percussion: Garry Glenn
Saxophone: Gerald Albright
Bass: Nathan East
Drums: James Bradley, Jr
Background vocals: Tanya Boyd, Saundra Simmons, Natalie Jackson Perri Sisters, Gina Taylor, Freida Williams
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