▁black ▁radio ▁... ▁a ▁re ification ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁voice ▁as ▁vehicle ▁of ▁an ▁expression ▁pur er ▁than ▁expression ▁ever ▁ought ▁to ▁be ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁R apt ure ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 3 6 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁greatest ▁albums ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ret ros pect , ▁All Music ' s ▁Alex ▁Hend erson ▁said , ▁" R apt ures ▁trem end ous ▁success ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁size able ▁market ▁for ▁adult - orient ed , ▁more ▁traditional ▁R & B ▁singing ." ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Mo jo ▁Collection ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁" when ▁provoc ative ▁new ▁tr ends ▁in ▁black ▁music ▁were ▁expl oding ▁from ▁the ▁street ▁by ▁the ▁month , ▁Baker ▁kept ▁her ▁head ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁traditional ▁( i . e ., ▁with ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁' 7 0 s ) ▁soul ▁record ▁with ▁bro oding , ▁slow - burn ▁minor ▁t unes ▁of ▁rom antic ▁celebr ation ▁and ▁earth y ▁long ing ." ▁According ▁to ▁C BC ▁Music ▁journalist ▁Am anda ▁Par ris , ▁" B aker ▁defined ▁quiet ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁' 8 0 ' s ▁and ▁her ▁album ▁R apt ure ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sub gen re ' s ▁mil est ones ." ▁P itch f ork ▁placed ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 4 9 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Best