# Compositions World Tour

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

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
| North America ||||||
| May 22, 1990 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 23,824 / 23,824 | $774,515 |
| May 23, 1990 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 23,824 / 23,824 | $774,515 |
| May 24, 1990 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 23,824 / 23,824 | $774,515 |
| May 25, 1990 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 23,824 / 23,824 | $774,515 |
| May 26, 1990 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 23,824 / 23,824 | $774,515 |
| Europe ||||||
| June 15, 1990 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 16, 1990 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 20, 1990 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
| North America ||||||
| June 30, 1990 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| July 1, 1990 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| July 3, 1990 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater |
| July 4, 1990 | Tinley Park | United States | World Music Theatre |
| July 6, 1990 | Philadelphia | United States | Mann Music Center |
| July 8, 1990 | Pittsburgh | United States | Star Lake Amphitheater |
| July 9, 1990 | Vienna | United States | Wolf Trap Arts Center |
| July 10, 1990 | Vienna | United States | Wolf Trap Arts Center |
| July 13, 1990 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| July 14, 1990 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| July 16, 1990 | San Carlos | United States | Circle Star Theater |
| July 17, 1990 | Anaheim | United States | Anaheim Arena |
| August 1, 1990 | Denver | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| August 3, 1990 | Portland | United States | Music Festival of Jazz |
| August 4, 1990 | George | United States | Gorge Amphitheatre |
| August 8, 1990 | Concord | United States | Concord Pavilion |
| August 10, 1990 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
| August 11, 1990 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 12, 1990 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| August 14, 1990 | San Diego | United States | Open Air Theatre |
| August 15, 1990 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| August 17, 1990 | Dallas | United States | Starplex Amphitheatre | 12,652 / 20,000 | $257,830 |
| August 18, 1990 | Houston | United States | The Summit | | |
| Asia ||||||
| September 2, 1990 | Yokohama | Japan | Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall |
| September 3, 1990 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budōkan |
| September 4, 1990 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budōkan |
| North America ||||||
| September 19, 1990 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre | 24,246 / 24,700 | $719,443 |
| September 20, 1990 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre | 24,246 / 24,700 | $719,443 |
| September 22, 1990 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre | 24,246 / 24,700 | $719,443 |
| September 23, 1990 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre | 24,246 / 24,700 | $719,443 |
| September 25, 1990 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| September 27, 1990 | Houston | United States | Woodlands Pavilion |
| October 4, 1990 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| October 5, 1990 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| October 7, 1990 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| October 8, 1990 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| October 11, 1990 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| October 12, 1990 | Orlando | United States | Orlando Arena | 9,723 / 9,723 | $207,743 |
| October 14, 1990 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome | 6,449 / 7,500 | $136,058 |
| October 17, 1990 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | 19,108 / 19,108 | $556,660 |
| October 18, 1990 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | 19,108 / 19,108 | $556,660 |
| October 20, 1990 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | 19,108 / 19,108 | $556,660 |
| October 21, 1990 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | 19,108 / 19,108 | $556,660 |
| November 15, 1990 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre | 9,356 / 9,356 | $254,398 |
| November 16, 1990 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre | 9,356 / 9,356 | $254,398 |
| November 20, 1990 | Macon | United States | Macon Coliseum |
| November 27, 1990 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre | 13,600 / 13,600 | $421,600 |
| November 28, 1990 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre | 13,600 / 13,600 | $421,600 |
| November 30, 1990 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre | 13,600 / 13,600 | $421,600 |
| December 1, 1990 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre | 13,600 / 13,600 | $421,600 |
| December 4, 1990 | Devon | United States | Valley Forge Music Fair | 8,796 / 8,796 | $261,420 |
| December 5, 1990 | Devon | United States | Valley Forge Music Fair | 8,796 / 8,796 | $261,420 |
| December 7, 1990 | Devon | United States | Valley Forge Music Fair | 8,796 / 8,796 | $261,420 |
Notes
* Not all concerts dates are listed in North America and Europe.