Referred as the "Queen of Romantic Quiet-Storm R&B/Soul",[1] she is considered to be one of the most successful and influential R&B artists of all-time.

[5] Rapture (1986) remains the best-selling album of her career, with sales of over 8 million copies worldwide.

The title track also gave her the highest-peaking single of her career on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three.

It reportedly sold a million copies in its first week alone and eventually became her third consecutive platinum-selling album in the US.

It debuted at number four on US Billboard 200, selling 132,000 copies in its first week and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA.