1988 Anita Baker – Giving You The Best That I Got
Giving You The Best That I Got is the third album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1988. It was Baker’s first and only #1 Pop album in the US, her second #1 R&B Album, and was certified 3x platinum in 1989 by the RIAA. The title track was released as the first single from the album and became Baker’s highest-charting single in the US, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album earned Baker three Grammy Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards.
Tracks
1 Priceless (Garry Glenn) 04:59
2 Lead Me Into Love (Larry Prentiss; Steve Lane) 04:44
3 Giving You The Best That I Got (Anita Baker; Randy Holland; Skip Scarborough) 04:18
4 Good Love (Gary Taylor) 05:36
5 Rules (Graham Lamb; Maggie Ryder; Phil Nicholl) 03:49
6 Good Enough (Anita Baker; James McBride) 04:47
7 Just Because (Alex Brown; Michael O’Hara; Sami McKinney) 05:10
8 You Belong To Me (Billy Livsey; Graham Lyle; Terry Britten) 03:46
Biography
Musicians
1 Priceless
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Guitar | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
| Background Vocals | Angel Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
2 Lead Me Into Love
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Piano | Bobby Lyle |
| Piano | George Duke |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Perri |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
3 Giving You The Best That I Got
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Piano | Bobby Lyle |
| Piano | George Duke |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Perri |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
4 Good Love
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Piano | Dean Gant |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
| Background Vocals | Angel Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
5 Rules
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Guitar | Donnie Lyle |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Keyboards | Gary Taylor |
| Synthesizer | Joseph Vitarelli |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
6 Good Enough
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Michael J Powell |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Peter Schwartz |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
7 Just Because
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
| Piano | Dean Gant |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
8 You Belong To Me
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
| Background Vocals | Lori Perry |
| Background Vocals | Marva King |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael J. Powell
Producer (Executive) – Anita Baker
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Valerie Pinkston (Tracks 1, 3)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Perri Sisters (Track 2)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Anita Baker (Track 5)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Alex Brown (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 1, 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Michael J Powell, Robbie Buchanan (Track 7)
Coordinator – Sephra Herman, Tweed And Tominaga
Engineer – Barney Perkins
Engineer (Additional) – Bruce Nazarian, Fred Law, Les Cooper, Tim Purvis
Engineer (Second) – Milton Chan
Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Encore Studios
Recorded At Encore Studios
Recorded At Yamaha International Recording
Recorded At Sound Suite
Recorded At Hitsville
Recorded At TMF Studios
Recorded At Producers Workshop
Recorded At Gnome Studios
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