Giving You the Best That I Got (album)

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Giving You the Best That I Got
File:GivingYoutheBestThatIGot.jpg
Studio album by
Anita Baker
ReleasedOctober 18, 1988
Recorded1988
StudioEncore Studio; Yamaha International Recording; Sound Suite; Hitsville; TMF; Gnome Studios
Genre
Length34:33
LabelElektra
ProducerMichael J. Powell
Anita Baker chronology
Rapture
(1986) 		Giving You the Best That I Got
(1988) 		Compositions
(1990)
Singles from Giving You the Best That I Got
  1. "Giving You the Best That I Got"
    Released: September 27, 1988
  2. "Just Because"
    Released: January 1989
  3. "Lead Me into Love"
    Released: 1989

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.

Track listing

  1. "Priceless" (Garry Glenn) – 5:00
  2. "Lead Me into Love" (Steve Lane, Larry Prentiss) – 4:45
  3. "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough) – 4:18
  4. "Good Love" (Gary Taylor) – 5:39
  5. "Rules" (Graham Lamb, Phil Nicholl, Maggie Ryder) – 3:52
  6. "Good Enough" (Baker, James McBride) – 4:50
  7. "Just Because" (Alex Brown, Sammy McKinney, Michael O'Hara) – 5:13
  8. "You Belong to Me" (Terry Britten, Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) – 3:50

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Village VoiceC+[2]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic rated the album four points out of five, calling it not "on the par with" Baker's previous albums but better than most of R&B albums released in 1988.[3]

Commercial performance

The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide (including 3 million from the US).[4] peaked at number two in Jet magazine's top 20 for three weeks between February 6 and 20, 1989,[5][6][7] and again on the week of March 13, 1989.[8]

It became Baker's first and only number one album on Billboard 200 and her second number-one R&B Album. In March 1989, the album was certified 3× Platinum in 1989 by the RIAA.[9]

Singles

"Just Because" hit number one in Jet magazine's top 20 singles on weeks of March 13, 20, and 27, 1989.[8][10][11] The song peaked at number one on the Hot Black Singles, making it Baker's second number one and also made the Top 40, peaking at number fourteen.[12] It has been described as a wedding reception favorite.[13]

"Lead Me into Love" peaked at number six in Jet magazine's top 20 singles on weeks of June 5 and 12, 1989.[14][15] It peaked at number four on the Hot Black Singles.[12]

Personnel

  • Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 5), BGV arrangements (5)
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 7, 8), string arrangements (7)
  • Vernon D. Fails – keyboards (1-4, 6)
  • Dave Boruff – synthesizer programming (1, 8), saxophone (8)
  • George Duke – acoustic piano (2)
  • Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (2)
  • Dean "Sir" Gant – acoustic piano (3, 6)
  • Gary Taylor – keyboards (4)
  • Joseph Vitarelli – Synclavier (4)
  • Peter Schwartz – keyboards (5)
  • Bruce Nazarian – Synclavier programming (5)
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8)
  • Patrick Moten – keyboards (8)
  • Neal Walker – keyboards (8)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 5, 7)
  • Michael J. Powell – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), string arrangements (7)
  • Donnie Lyle – guitar (4)
  • Nathan East – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 3, 6)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Gerald Albright – saxophone (6)
  • Courtlen Hale – saxophone (8)
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet (8)
  • Paul Riser – string arrangements (1, 2)
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals (1, 3, 7), BGV arrangements (7)
  • Angel Edwards – backing vocals (1, 3)
  • Valarie Pinkston Mayo – backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1, 3)
  • Carol Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
  • Darlene Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
  • Lori Perry – backing vocals (2, 7), BGV arrangements (2)
  • Sharon Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
  • Marva King – backing vocals (7)
  • Roy Galloway – backing vocals (8)
  • Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Executive Producer – Anita Baker
  • Producer – Michael J. Powell
  • Production Coordination – Sephra Herman, Tweed and Tominaga.
  • A&R – Raoul Roach
  • Engineer – Barney Perkins
  • Second Engineer – Milton Chan
  • Assistant Engineers – Les Cooper, Fred Law, Bruce Nazarian and Tim Purvis.
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
  • Photography – Adrian Buckmaster

Charts

See also

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Giving You the Best That I Got > review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul, p. 30
  4. ^ Johnson, Michele (2021-09-26). "Top 10 Anita Baker Songs". ClassicRockHistory.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  5. ^ Jet, February 6, 1989. p. 63
  6. ^ Jet, February 13, 1989. p. 63.
  7. ^ Jet, February 20, 1989, p. 63.
  8. ^ a b Jet, March 13, 1989. p. 64
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  10. ^ Jet, March 20, 1989. p. 64.
  11. ^ Jet, March 27, 1989. p. 64
  12. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 43.
  13. ^ Anastasio, Janet; et al. (2000). The Everything Wedding Checklist (rev. and exp. 2nd ed.). Avon, Mass.: Adams Media. p. 148. ISBN 1580624561. Retrieved 2016-05-08. just because anita baker.
  14. ^ Jet, June 5, 1989. p. 65
  15. ^ Jet, June 12, 1989. p. 65
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Anita Baker – Giving You the Best That I Got". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – Anita Baker – Giving You the Best That I Got". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Anita Baker – Giving You the Best That I Got". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Anita Baker | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Anita Baker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "Anita Baker Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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