Compositions World Tour

Compositions World Tour
Tour by Anita Baker
Associated albumCompositions
Start dateMay 22, 1990 (1990-05-22)
End dateDecember 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 50 in North America
  • 3 in Europe
  • 3 in Asia
  • 56 in total
Anita Baker concert chronology

The Compositions World Tour was a 1990 concert tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her Platinum selling album Compositions. The tour was to kick off in early May with four sold-out shows at the Sunrise Music Theatre in Miami, Florida.[1] The dates where soon cancelled due to Baker becoming vocally ill the prior week before the scheduled shows. The tour resumed in late May with dates scheduled in North America, Europe and Asia. Baker performed four-consecutive shows in various cities in North America, which included Merrillville, Indiana and Miami, Florida.[2][3]

Opening acts

  • Pamela A Smith [4]

Set list

  1. "Sweet Love"
  2. "Been So Long"
  3. "Mystery"
  4. "No One in the World"
  5. "Same Ole Love (365 Days of Year)"
  6. "Giving You the Best That I Got"
  7. "Angel"1
  8. "Rules"
  9. "Good Enough"
  10. "Lonely"
  11. "No One to Blame"
  12. "Soul Inspiration"1
  13. "You Bring Me Joy"
  14. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
Encore
  2. "Fairy Tales"
  4. "Talk to Me"

1 performed on select dates in North America

Additional notes

  • During the tour, in select cities, Baker's encore was either "Talk to Me" or "Fairy Tales", or both songs were performed.

Band

  • Music Director/Guitar: Ray Fuller
  • Keyboards: Darrell Smith
  • Drums: Rayford Griffin
  • Bass guitar: Larry Kimpel
  • Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
  • Saxophone: Everette Harp
  • Background vocals: Perri Sisters (Lori, Darlene, Sharon)

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue
North America[5][6]
May 22, 1990 New York City United States Radio City Music Hall 23,824 / 23,824 $774,515
May 23, 1990
May 24, 1990
May 25, 1990
May 26, 1990
Europe[7]
June 15, 1990 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
June 16, 1990
June 20, 1990 Birmingham NEC Arena
North America[8][9][10][11][12][13]
June 30, 1990 Clarkston United States Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 1, 1990
July 3, 1990 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
July 4, 1990 Tinley Park World Music Theatre
July 6, 1990 Philadelphia Mann Music Center
July 8, 1990 Pittsburgh Star Lake Amphitheater
July 9, 1990 Vienna Wolf Trap Arts Center
July 10, 1990
July 13, 1990 Portland Memorial Coliseum
July 14, 1990 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
July 16, 1990 San Carlos Circle Star Theater
July 17, 1990 Anaheim Anaheim Arena
August 1, 1990 Denver Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 3, 1990 Portland Music Festival of Jazz
August 4, 1990 George Gorge Amphitheatre
August 8, 1990 Concord Concord Pavilion
August 10, 1990 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre
August 11, 1990 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 12, 1990 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
August 14, 1990 San Diego Open Air Theatre
August 15, 1990 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 17, 1990 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre 12,652 / 20,000 $257,830
August 18, 1990 Houston The Summit
Asia[14]
September 2, 1990 Yokohama Japan Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall
September 3, 1990 Tokyo Nippon Budōkan
September 4, 1990
North America
September 19, 1990 Los Angeles United States Greek Theatre 24,246 / 24,700 $719,443
September 20, 1990
September 22, 1990
September 23, 1990
September 25, 1990 Austin Frank Erwin Center
September 27, 1990 Houston Woodlands Pavilion
October 4, 1990 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theater
October 5, 1990
October 7, 1990
October 8, 1990
October 11, 1990 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
October 12, 1990 Orlando Orlando Arena 9,723 / 9,723 $207,743
October 14, 1990 Tampa USF Sun Dome 6,449 / 7,500 $136,058
October 17, 1990 Detroit Fox Theatre 19,108 / 19,108 $556,660
October 18, 1990
October 20, 1990
October 21, 1990
November 15, 1990 Atlanta Fox Theatre 9,356 / 9,356 $254,398
November 16, 1990
November 20, 1990 Macon Macon Coliseum
November 27, 1990 Merrillville Star Plaza Theatre 13,600 / 13,600 $421,600
November 28, 1990
November 30, 1990
December 1, 1990
December 4, 1990 Devon Valley Forge Music Fair 8,796 / 8,796 $261,420
December 5, 1990
December 7, 1990

Notes

  • Not all concerts dates are listed in North America and Europe.

References

  1. ^ Two shows added to Baker's itinerary in Florida Articles.sun-sentinel.com
  2. ^ Anita Baker will perform November 30 and December 1, in Merrillville Highbeam.com
  3. ^ "EX-COOK BAKER DISHES UP SULTRY OFFERINGS AT THE STAR - Post-Tribune (IN) | HighBeam Research". 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Pamela – I Love You (1990, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. ^ Live Review; Anita Baker's romance-enhancing songs Nytimes.com
  6. ^ Pop Music Reviews: The Quiet Storm of Anita Baker. Los Angeles Times
  7. ^ Anita Baker live at the Wembley Arena London Rocksbackpages.com
  8. ^ Anita Baker stays on an even keel with her stylishness Articles.chicagotribune.com
  9. ^ Pop; A Singer who defies categorizing offers a night of steamy balladry Articles.latimes.com
  10. ^ New Baker dates added for October Sun-sentinel.com
  11. ^ Review; Regal Baker reigns in Sunrise Sun-sentinel.com
  12. ^ Anita Baker will sing at the Orlando Arena Articles.orlandosentinel.com
  13. ^ Live Review; Anita Baker gives the best she's got Web.archive.org
  14. ^ "2022年4月6日 (水) よりYahoo! JAPANは欧州経済領域（EEA）およびイギリスからご利用いただけなくなりました". Auctions.c.yimg.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2023.