Caught Up in the Rapture

"Caught Up in the Rapture" is a 1986 ballad song by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released as the follow-up single after "Sweet Love" from her multi-platinum selling album, Rapture.

Chart performance

"Caught Up in the Rapture" was Baker's third top ten R&B single, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart,^[1] and number nine on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position^[3]
US Billboard Hot 100	37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	6
US Adult Contemporary Tracks	9

Popular culture

"Caught Up in the Rapture" was used on the soap opera Another World in 1987 as well as one Days of Our Lives episode, airing in 1993.

Covers

Caught Up in the Rapture was covered by many artists including:

Jojo
Dunn Pearson Jr.
Pan Assembly
Jerome Rico
David Mann and Pamela Williams
Sao Benitez
Bruce Wall
The Moleskins
Leah Bein
Sak.
Montgomery Smith
Pat Valentino
Hande Yener
Steven Kindler
Enzo Pietropaoli
Calvin Brooks
Sharon Eusebe
George Shaw
Natalie Prass
Bobby Morganstein
Dayve Stewert
Tony Greene
Make-Up
Massimo Farao
Sam Levine
John Basile
Tiziana F
Eban Brown
Marti Pellow
Al McKenzie
The JT Project
Doug Gazlay
Sharon Cuneta
Garden State Gents
Daline Jones & Diego Ramirez
John Watson
Johanna Grussner
Pat Valentino
Montgomery Smith
Daren Motamedy

References

↑ Anita Baker Chart history-R&B Billboard. billboard.com
↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
↑ Anita Baker Chart history-Adult Contemporary. billboard.com

External links

Anita Baker

Studio albums	The Songstress Rapture Giving You the Best That I Got Compositions Rhythm of Love My Everything

Compilation albums	The Best of Anita Baker Sweet Love: The Very Best of Anita Baker

Holiday albums	Christmas Fantasy

Singles	"Ready for Your Love" "No More Tears" "Angel" "You're the Best Thing Yet" "Feel the Need" "Watch Your Step" "Sweet Love" "Caught Up in the Rapture" "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)" "No One in the World" "Ain't No Need to Worry" (with The Winans) "Giving You the Best That I Got" "Just Because" "Lead Me Into Love" "Talk to Me" "Soul Inspiration" "Fairy Tales" "Body and Soul" "I Apologize" "It's Been You" "You're My Everything" "How Does It Feel" "Serious" "Lately"

Tours	The Rapture Tour Giving You the Best World Tour The Heat: Luther & Anita Tour Compositions World Tour Rhythm of Love World Tour Anita Live! An Evening with Anita Baker

Related topics	Discography Michael J. Powell Chapter 8 (band) Chapter 8 (album)

Book:Anita Baker

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