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Lavern Baker

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All Time

of 149,982

1,459
Decades
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,631
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  0
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 747
  
  100
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  253
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  1,805
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  247

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1950s

0.0000

1990s

2.3582

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Lavern Baker is ranked overall as 2.2653 out of 4 stars

2.2653

Lavern Baker Album Rankings

Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker by Lavern Baker

Lavern Baker scores a combined 3.2527 out of 4 stars for Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker

Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker (3.2527)

One of R&B's earliest divas, LaVern Baker could grab hold of a song and belt it out with the best of them, whether she was singing bouncy, up-tempo rock & roll or bluesy torch ballads. ...more

7.85

to

11.11

from (6) sources

LaVern Sings Bessie Smith by Lavern Baker

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for LaVern Sings Bessie Smith

LaVern Sings Bessie Smith (0.0000)

No review available

63.29

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Legend at Her Best

The Legend at Her Best (0.0000)

No review available

32.37

to

39.97

from (4) sources

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for LaVern/LaVern Baker

LaVern/LaVern Baker (0.0000)

This Collectables CD contains LaVern Baker's first two albums, LaVern and LaVern Baker, on disc. ...more

8.01

to

16.39

from (4) sources

See See Rider/Blues Ballads by Lavern Baker

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for See See Rider/Blues Ballads

See See Rider/Blues Ballads (0.0000)

No review available

12.41

to

16.18

from (3) sources

Precious Memories/LaVern Sings Bessie Smith by Lavern Baker

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Precious Memories/LaVern Sings Bessie Smith

Precious Memories/LaVern Sings Bessie Smith (0.0000)

Lavern Baker praises the Lord on one hand ("Journey to the Sky" and "Just a Closer Walk With Thee") and tributes Bessie Smith on the other ("Empty Bed Blues" and "Gimme a Pigfoot [And a Bottle of Bee ...more

9.89

to

14.97

from (6) sources

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jim Dandy

Jim Dandy (0.0000)

No review available

4.56

to

7.98

from (6) sources

Lavern Baker scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Woke Up This Mornin'

Woke Up This Mornin' (0.0000)

Credible comeback effort that spotlights Baker's still-seductive pipes on a program of mostly familiar standards -- everything from the straightahead blues "Rock Me Baby" to the Stax-era "Knock on Wo ...more