Chapter 8 | ||||
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Studio album by Chapter 8 | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Ariola | |||
Producer | Derek Dirckson and Michael J. Powell | |||
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Chapter 8 is the 1979 debut album by the Detroit, Michigan-based group Chapter 8. It was their only album to include lead vocals from Anita Baker before she went on to solo stardom. The album for the company that was little noticed, except for the Baker-led minor hit single "Ready for Your Love". The single, written by David Washington, prefigured Baker's solo career in a duet with band mate Gerald Lyles, backed by Michael Powell on guitar and Courtten Hale on sax.
"Ready for Your Love" was Chapter 8's first hit on the R&B chart in the United States. The hit single, written by bassist David Washington, is mainly remembered for prefiguring the solo career of Anita Baker in a duet with band mate Gerald Lyles, backed by Michael Powell on guitar and Courtten Hale on sax.