Compositions World Tour
1990 concert tour by Anita Baker
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. 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.
Opening acts
Pamela A Smith
Set list
"Sweet Love"
"Been So Long"
"Mystery"
"No One in the World"
"Same Ole Love (365 Days of Year)"
"Giving You the Best That I Got"
"Angel"1
"Rules"
"Good Enough"
"Lonely"
"No One to Blame"
"Soul Inspiration"1
"You Bring Me Joy"
"Caught Up in the Rapture"
Encore
"Fairy Tales"
"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
Notes
Not all concerts dates are listed in North America and Europe.
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