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.Two shows added to Baker's itinerary in Florida Articles.sun-sentinel.com 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
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue North AmericaLive Review; Anita Baker's romance-enhancing songs Nytimes.comPop Music Reviews: The Quiet Storm of Anita Baker. Los Angeles TimesMay 22, 1990New York CityUnited StatesRadio City Music Hall23,824 / 23,824$774,515May 23, 1990May 24, 1990May 25, 1990May 26, 1990 EuropeAnita Baker live at the Wembley Arena London Rocksbackpages.comJune 15, 1990LondonEnglandWembley ArenaJune 16, 1990June 20, 1990BirminghamNEC Arena North AmericaAnita Baker stays on an even keel with her stylishness Articles.chicagotribune.comPop; A Singer who defies categorizing offers a night of steamy balladry Articles.latimes.comNew Baker dates added for October Sun-sentinel.comReview; Regal Baker reigns in Sunrise Sun-sentinel.comAnita Baker will sing at the Orlando Arena Articles.orlandosentinel.comJune 30, 1990ClarkstonUnited StatesPine Knob Music TheatreJuly 1, 1990July 3, 1990MilwaukeeMarcus AmphitheaterJuly 4, 1990Tinley ParkWorld Music TheatreJuly 6, 1990PhiladelphiaMann Music CenterJuly 8, 1990PittsburghStar Lake AmphitheaterJuly 9, 1990ViennaWolf Trap Arts CenterJuly 10, 1990July 13, 1990PortlandMemorial ColiseumJuly 14, 1990SeattleSeattle Center ColiseumJuly 16, 1990San CarlosCircle Star TheaterJuly 17, 1990AnaheimAnaheim ArenaAugust 1, 1990DenverFiddler's Green AmphitheatreAugust 3, 1990PortlandMusic Festival of JazzAugust 4, 1990GeorgeGorge AmphitheatreAugust 8, 1990ConcordConcord PavilionAugust 10, 1990SacramentoCal Expo AmphitheatreAugust 11, 1990Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreAugust 12, 1990IrvineIrvine Meadows AmphitheatreAugust 14, 1990San DiegoOpen Air Theatre August 15, 1990PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumAugust 17, 1990DallasStarplex Amphitheatre12,652 / 20,000$257,830August 18, 1990HoustonThe Summit AsiaSeptember 2, 1990YokohamaJapanKanagawa Prefectural Civic HallSeptember 3, 1990TokyoNippon BudōkanSeptember 4, 1990 North AmericaSeptember 19, 1990Los AngelesUnited StatesGreek Theatre24,246 / 24,700$719,443September 20, 1990September 22, 1990September 23, 1990September 25, 1990AustinFrank Erwin Center September 27, 1990HoustonWoodlands PavilionOctober 4, 1990SunriseSunrise Musical TheaterOctober 5, 1990October 7, 1990October 8, 1990October 11, 1990JacksonvilleJacksonville ColiseumOctober 12, 1990OrlandoOrlando Arena9,723 / 9,723$207,743October 14, 1990TampaUSF Sun Dome6,449 / 7,500$136,058October 17, 1990DetroitFox Theatre19,108 / 19,108$556,660October 18, 1990October 20, 1990October 21, 1990November 15, 1990AtlantaFox Theatre9,356 / 9,356$254,398November 16, 1990November 20, 1990MaconMacon ColiseumNovember 27, 1990MerrillvilleStar Plaza Theatre13,600 / 13,600$421,600November 28, 1990November 30, 1990December 1, 1990December 4, 1990DevonValley Forge Music Fair8,796 / 8,796$261,420December 5, 1990December 7, 1990
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Not all concerts dates are listed in North America and Europe.
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