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Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals
Nathan East – bass
Omar Hakim – drums
Michael J. Powell, Paul Jackson Jr., Donnie Lyle – guitar
Robbie Buchanan, Vernon Fails, Dean Gant, Gary Taylor, Peter Schwartz – keyboards
George Duke, Bobby Lyle – piano (A2)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
String arrangements by Paul Riser, Robbie Buchanan, Michael J. Powell
1 LP, standard sleeve
Remastered from the original analog tapes
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Label : Elektra
Original Label : Elektra
Engineered by Barney Perkins
Produced by Michael J. Powell
Originally released in October 1988
Reissued in 2026
Tracks:
Side A :
- Priceless
- Lead Me Into Love
- Giving You The Best That I Got
- Good Love
Side B :
- Rules
- Good Enough
- Just Because
- You Belong To Me
Awards :
Grammy Award 1989 : Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Grammy Award 1989 : Best R&B Song (Giving You The Best That I Got)
Grammy Award 1990 : Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (album)
Reviews:
“The sizeable following that Anita Baker acquired with Rapture proved quite receptive to the only slightly less appealing Giving You the Best That I Got -- an album that's quite similar to its predecessors. Though not quite on a par with The Songstress or Rapture, Best is far superior to most of 1988's uninspired R&B releases. Instead of tampering with Rapture's consistently romantic and mellow soul/pop approach, Elektra brought back that album's producer, Michael J. Powell, and kept her at the top of the charts with such sleek yet earthy fare as "Just Because" (whose harmonies bring to mind producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, but lack the hip-hop elements they're quick to employ), "Priceless," the haunting "Good Love," and the title song. Much of Baker's music has contained jazz overtones, but on the Brazilian-influenced, slightly bossa nova-ish "Good Enough," Sarah Vaughan's influence becomes even more apparent -- and indicates that she is making a tremendous mistake by not recording outright jazz.” AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.93 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4 / 5