Anita Baker - Mystery (1987)

Turning back the hands of time
Holding on to misty memories
Chasing shadows through the night
Trying to find my happy ending
Reaching out for another chance at heaven
We could still find a way if we try
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
We were more than lonely drifters in the dark
I can remember the sun inside
Love held us tight
I need to feel your magic in my heart
Instead of it tearing apart
Diamonds shining in the night
Lying soft and warm together
Only images survive
Can't my dreams go on forever
Oh there's still time to lock away your sadness
Let the secrets of love start to smile
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember the tender days
All the love we made
Can't you see in me your magic here tonight
Lonely spirits seem to whisper in the wind
It's a silent song that's never meant to be
Since the dawn of time the mystery never ends
We could find forever if we let love rise again
Tell me why can't we reach for another chance at heaven
We can still find the way if you try
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember the tender days
All the love we made
I need to feel your magic here tonight
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
We were more than lonely drifters in the dark
I can remember the sun inside
Love held us tight
I need to feel your magic in my heart
Instead of it tearing apart

[@russellpatrickdavis3703]

that little dance at the beginning of this song is Everything

[@krober147]

Yes sir...EVERYTHING! So Sexy😁💖

[@wesdouglas8870]

Talk to um

[@aconater]

@@krober147 100%

[@watchafewmoviestakeafewnot1459]

My girl after bottomless brunch

[@williamarthurfenton1496]

That bass line.

[@tomfrauenhofer6158]

A young Nathan east and check out her MD

[@365topwater]

That's the nastiest bass I can remember.

[@maestro2033]

This is a remake the Manhattan Transfers made this first and it went no where for them.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

Nope, it's Gerald Albright the saxophonist killing it on bass.

[@mikerammelt2420]

No 💩 Bad as.

[@jamiebaxter7965]

Until today, I never knew this was originally done by The Manhattan Transfer. Anita respected the source material while still making it her own. #masterful

[@jameshamilton3607]

Anita Baker So Lucky To Have Experienced Your Talent! WOW

[@arocbuild]

I found rapture on cassette recently. This is one of the best songs on the album. Incredible track. Shes one of the best ever.

[@SuperMusicology101]

when Talent meets Beauty meets class Anita Baker

[@krober147]

Omg Yes

[@michaelstratton6701]

Agree 100%, noone has the total package like anita Baker the songstress

[@ladyruler9585]

Anita had this whole concert lit.

[@TheShinhung]

Really beautiful. I wonder if id ever get to experience such a rapturous, sensual kind of concert in my lifetime.

[@tyronealexander3918]

William S. If you go to a Jazzmine Sullivan concert

[@saysgrooves9897]

You just might. She is doing a farewell concert this year!

[@alcedaneal4015]

William S. She’s back for the last time her concerts start may

[@humanr.e8529]

THIS INTRO IS EVERYTHING!!!!!! That was a battle cry she did letting us know that she is about to shut shit down 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@josephmccurry5084]

Yesss!!!!! She shut it down

[@imcalibred510]

Man she was Tiny.......But her Energy and Passion plus that Voice make up for that Tiny Frame.

[@michaelstratton6701]

4'11", 115#

[@cynthiagriffin3298]

I simply love this Queen The BEST birthday of my life SHE OPENED FOR FRANKIE BEVERLY..they both told me happy birthday

[@neilledejongh1290]

👏 what an experience and opportunity

[@joannehines7806]

Update: my babygirl saw Anita in New Orleans this past weekend & reminded me of her upcoming concert coming to.Newark, NJ ( hopeful that she will spring for tickets for me; let's keep our fingers crossed, Peeps!! 💘 🎶 👗 👡 🎼 👩

[@johnjones8131]

Anita Baker🌷 ONE of the best in the business🎤, and for sure you are one of my favorites top notch forever, it doesn't get any better💯 one of a Kind....👍🎼🎵💗

[@silvitaromero5405]

MAGIC MUSIC MAGIC VOICE MAGIC EVERY THING.

[@Ski3953]

Anita's performance is breathtaking, and her vocals are out of this world

[@chrisydawson]

Been a fan since the age of nine.. 44 now #purephenomenal

[@jamesmcclendon2070]

One of the Greatest Vocalist and artist of all time, Soo Sultry and gifted with the form of expression.

[@haileyparker2086]

Antia Baker one of the greatest female singers of all time she sang them songs i still have the biggest crush on her

[@melanieleathead8589]

Played this album non-stop in the 80s ..absolutely love her ❤

[@kellywilmer4408]

LOVE THIS CONCERT STILL ROCKING 9-12-17....LOVE YOU MS BAKER YOUR AWESOME

[@JW-bk9qq]

"Diamonds shining in the light/ lying soft and wet together"....Whoa.

[@russellpatrickdavis3703]

J W if I'm not mistaken it's lying soft and warm together

[@lindajackson1031]

Thee Songstress🔥💕😘

[@brownmallory6]

Perfection!!!

[@patriciadederabain6092]

Awesome!

[@batuhanarslanoglu5295]

ALWAYS LEGEND .. GO GIRL ....

[@AlessioRomaMusic]

REAL MUSIC 🌍❤️🎶🎶

[@tephlondandada156]

The goddess of soul

[@marticejamar]

She took a hit for the Manhattan Transfer and made a bigger hit 3 years after it’s original release and made it hers !!!

[@mariosouza5457]

todas muito linda eternamente anita

[@karlrundles692]

EPIC......From Manhattan Transfer to Anita.....Rod Temperton was a Beast

[@gregoryrussell3221]

OH MYYYYY!

[@keithmitchell3282]

shit.....................i am in love again

[@SomeOne-sy6bt]

My shit!!!

[@welfaredad]

Uh Oh

[@Mitchellstar]

Sorry, maybe its just the video but it sounds terrible. Original Manhattan Transfer blows this away!

[@raynobles82]

I love how she directs everything with her hands, they say she was hard to work with but most perfectionists are. And look what she left us with....multiple CLASSICS. Timeless music. Creatives can’t let lackluster people taint their legacies.

[@Itsjustfrantiii]

Most divas 💓

[@judahmourns2995]

Couldn’t have said that any better

[@Lovejazz01]

So true 💯

[@krober147]

Amen❤

[@2geeksandanerdproductions888]

that is how you do alive performance...back in the day when ppl sounded like their records...awesome

[@khalilantonio6281]

Annita bakers voice is unique .. her tone alone is nothing to take lightly

[@mchilds319]

Nobody's like Anita......She puts so much feelings and expressions in her style of singing. I luuuuve me some Anita Baker. This lady is one of a kind.🎧🎤🎹🎸🎺🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@charles55wesley63]

So I 777757e te de@$

[@mosesyakubu4895]

Why I keep going back to her music library baffles me. One thing is sure, that voice is magnetic and her rendition peerless.

[@tomsutton1016]

One of the best live performances ever recorded! she always sings from the gut. The way she orchestrated the band is absolutely top notch. No, We "Need you" Mrs. Anita Baker! I love you

[@clouddweller1195]

Agreed..

[@dj4562010]

God know's Anita you raised us through the pain...

[@GODs_Son777]

👍🏾👍🏾💯

[@kennyboudreaux1657]

Anita always looks like someone taking her over when she dances. She goes in a trance. I always loved that about her.

[@krober147]

That's true ❤

[@terrili964]

This is one of my favorite songs by Ms. Anita Baker. A true LEGEND! 💐

[@ayndowney9401]

The girl is Pure Perfection!

[@yulondabell4497]

I tell you, There is no artist like Ms. Baker! None.

[@claudiabranch7613]

Years ago, I had just gone to a concert in Memphis where l live. Two months later me and my boyfriend Percy drove to Cincinnati Ohio to see her again. She was amazing!!!!!

[@Itsmystyle822]

when fans actually appreciated the artist, and listened. not view the concert through their phones -___-

[@glennstermania]

Going to see her in concert, on her farewell shows, in June. Hope that cameras are banned from the performance!

[@nicrwill]

Yes! The opening!! Such a diva!

[@fjewel7360]

i have to watch this at least once every weekend! beautiful lyrics, wonderful melody, great vocals.

[@joannehines7806]

Kept this cassette on repeat back in the day!! Loved.Anita so much that her concert was my first date for my birthday!! 💘 🎶 👗 👡 🎼 😍 💃 👩

[@michaelstratton6701]

Dynamite comes in very small packages

[@guywill7875]

Anita Baker was the soundtrack to my Palm Springs California life when I was just 30 years old and hotter than hell. Thank you, Anita

[@jerryo1228]

Wow!!! What a soulful performance! So unique, just perfect!

[@joannehines7806]

Saw Anita perform in this very outfit in November 1987 for my very first date & still love all these years later!!

[@russellpatrickdavis3703]

This live performance of this song-- Mystery-- well it made me fall back in love with that song in a whole new way

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

Not only is she IMHO the finest recording artist of the last 50 years, she was so beautiful

[@anthonymann3413]

Awesome talented Anita Baker, this generation let their talent do talking, need no gimmicks believe that

[@anthonymann3413]

Anita Baker,Anita Baker,I love u woman,u new generation female vocalist stfu and listen,learn,watch...

[@victorvondoom7155]

Simply Beautiful thank you Mrs. Baker.

[@MaviMauvee]

Turning back the hands of time Holding on to misty memories Chasing shadows throught the night Trying to find my happy ending Reaching out for another chance at heaven We could still find a way if we try Baby, believe in the myster Like it used to be We were more than lonely drifters in the dark I can remember the sun inside Love held us tight I need to feel your magic in my heart Instead of it tearing apart Diamonds shining in the night Lying soft and warm together Only images survive Can't my dreams go on forever Oh there's still time to lock away your sadness Let the secrets of love start to smile Baby believe in the mystery Like it used to be Baby bring back all the passion to my heart I can remember the tender days, all the love we made Can't you see in me your magic here tonight Lonely spirits seem to whisper in the wind It's a silent song that's never meant to be Since the dawn of time the mystery never ends We could find forever if we let love rise again Tell me shy can't we reach for another chance at heaven We can still find the way if you try Baby believe in the mystery Like it used to be Baby bring back all the passion to my heart I can remember the tender days, all the love we made I need to feel your magic here tonight

[@mikerammelt2420]

Rod Temperton RIP.

[@jocalhoun1136]

My apartment complex had a fire Sat Apr 13, by God's Grace, myself and 7 families were safe, but we lost 60% of our belongings, in the midst of this devastation it dawned on me that my 2 Anita Baker tickets were inside on top of my Grandfather clock, I ask a fireman to PLEASE check for me, he did, tickets were not harmed, I will see you Fri May 10 @ 8pm .... Ms Anita Baker !!

[@kennyboudreaux1657]

I absolutely love this Queen!

[@michaelstratton6701]

She's so freakin gorgeous, and in her younger years, she was so smokin hot, love anita Baker, she still is

[@caroldw1970]

You know you can sing when you don’t need studio equipment to make it sound good!

[@RTDavis0503]

All that power in a 4'11" frame

[@mykingdomforahorse9256]

in the eighties we had real talent, real vocal range.....Sade, Anita, Simply Red, Annie Lennox. those days are sadly gone. there is so little good music now.

[@katyalacrua6793]

The way she moves,omg! A goddess!

[@natssmith2051]

Queen Anita💃

[@13Babeloe]

Summer 86 Detroit. Working there for summer for school clothes and this song played and I fell in love with that voice. Thank you Mrs. Baker. Then later in college helped get through a heartbreak. 2021.

[@mariaaastarr3032]

I remember being at the concert in 1989. 29 years ago and she is still amazing.....

[@bigstick5278]

MARIA STAR::: We both the same age, she was amazing on stage when i saw her just as fired up as this. Anita just takes you sailing no matter what she sings. This song is so sexy had it on Vinyl. I lived on the Water in Florida and i would just crank this up and dance on the dock with my girl, freaking miss them days..

[@ayndowney9401]

Me to her live performance brings the entire building DOWN 😅😊

[@lindarowsalot]

Where was this concert? Her rendition from this concert of Watch your step is unbelievable. She was possessed....in a good way!

[@robertmoore3146]

Major Kudos to the MUSIC writer(s) for this gem ! (Includes one of the best INTROS of all times.)

[@TheRetroWoman80]

The great Rod Temperton, EIP.

[@mikerammelt2420]

Rod Temperton wrote this and Thriller for MJ at about the same time. ❤

[@latasha194ify]

One of my FAVORITE jams by Anita!!

[@komododrag5232]

This is one of the singers that had us all in love in the 1980s.we was just floating 💞

[@rafaelluiz3755]

2021 and she’s still iconic ❤️

[@ayndowney9401]

Into 2023 and into ♾️

[@WillieMeetsWorld]

Her deep voice gives me chills through my spine. Especially that opening line.

[@gwendolynsmith6423]

My dad was so happy 😁 to see and hear 👂 her at the 🌎 theater. I told him me and my sisters always knew she’s an A+*** performer!!! Some people 🎤 sang the doggone songs she’s ☝️!!!!!

[@MsDeb60]

Still beautiful today!

[@ZoRenol69]

No words....This is me👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾😍🤤😍🤤😍🤤😍🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@portegroove6870]

Rene Porte... This album run chills how my girl a natural crooner, especially on Mystery! I'm still holding her original cassette "Rapture". This guitarist gotta come hear you soon !!

[@bfitz1373]

Its a shame there arent more live recording of this magical woman. No live albums. :-(

[@mikerammelt2420]

She's touring once again and has her back catalogue back and the publishing rights. She fought and won. She did Vegas. She's on FB.

[@MrKennkenn]

twisting and turning rolling , incredible vocals

[@robertmoore3146]

Pure Magic in her vocals ! Love 4ever... 😙

[@XzavierWalker]

The ending on here with the samba/bossa nova feel to it was just amazing

[@valuecalc]

Absolutely!

[@jameshamilton5691]

I Saw Her In Dallas. I Will Never Forget It. Majestic!!!!!

[@joannehines7806]

Arrived here after my babygirl told me that Anita's coming to Newark( in the spring, I think)!! My Girl, Anita!! 💘

[@bojango2]

Keep singing it to me, sweetie, My favorite imagination

[@terencemccants6381]

What can I say about Anita that hasn't already been said.No disrespect to Aretha Franklin but Anita Baker is my Queen .I simply love adore admire her.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

Perfection passion beauty artistry original

[@robertbarrientos4865]

My favorite female vocalist in the 80s

[@mrtruthhurts2307]

She is pure class you gotta love Anita Baker

[@michaelstratton6701]

She's so freakin gorgeous, and that voice, a gift from God, thank you God

[@shaleerucker782]

I'm finally going to see this Angel in person in KCMO! I'm super excited!!!!!!! The Mrs. Anita Baker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yamiladvargas1856]

Raw rough as natural wood or sugarcane... please let me send you my awe and true respect

[@michaelstratton6701]

Falling in love with her, everytime

[@derrickjackson6737]

Anita Baker got a lot of people in trouble back then baby making music

[@lron89]

I just seen her live on my 29th Birthday a couple weeks ago in Jacksonville, Florida and when i say she is an amazing beautiful classy woman! I'm a huge fan! Me and my wife tried to buy tickets and it was sold out, a friend of mine was able to get me a ticket and my wife sacrificed going just so I could go! That was one of the greatest birthday present I ever received outside my wife and daughter

[@robertrodriguez1557]

Perfection

[@kristinbecerra4694]

That cry note at the begging Jesus i be feeling it every time I hear that especially high af lol

[@theborallis]

Hear me out the song is wonderful but where can I find a woman who do that thing with her waist in beginning I needzzzz that I'm gonna show this to all my bros

[@natashathompson7641]

One of my favorite music 💯💋

[@krober147]

Im imagining myself sitting out on the balcony late evening with my favorite drink listening to this. So relaxing and soothing. ❤