Anita Baker – Giving You The Best That I Got

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Label:	Elektra – 960 827-1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK & Europe
Released:	1988
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Vocal

Tracklist

A1	Priceless Written-By – Garry Glenn	4:47
A2	Lead Me Into Love Written-By – Steve Lane	4:44
A3	Giving You The Best That I Got Written-By – Skip Scarborough	4:18
A4	Good Love Written-By – Gary Taylor	5:38
B1	Rules Written-By – Phil Nicholl	3:50
B2	Good Enough Written-By – James McBride	4:47
B3	Just Because Written-By – Sammy McKinney*	5:09
B4	You Belong To Me Written-By – Terry Britten	3:50

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
Mixed At – Encore Studios
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At – Encore Studios
Recorded At – Yamaha International Recording
Recorded At – The Sound Suite Detroit
Recorded At – Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
Recorded At – TMF Studios
Recorded At – Producers 1&2
Recorded At – Gnome Studios
Published By – Silver Sun Music
Published By – Warner Bros. Music
Published By – Creative Music Entertainment
Published By – Bullsongs
Published By – Melaimee Music
Published By – All Baker's Music
Published By – Alexscar Music
Published By – Eyedot Music
Published By – Morning Crew Music, Inc.
Published By – Virgin Songs, Inc.
Published By – Hobo Railways
Published By – Maggie Ryder Music
Published By – Jadel Publishing Inc.
Published By – Cuddy Sounds
Published By – O'Hara Music
Published By – Texascity Music, Inc.
Published By – Avid One Music
Published By – Li'l Mama Music
Published By – Music Corporation Of America, Inc.
Published By – Good Single Ltd.
Published By – Rondor Music
Published By – Myake
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Published By – Quince Music
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Valerie Pinkston Mayo* (tracks: A1, A3)
Arranged By [Strings] – Robbie Buchanan (tracks: B3)
Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
Backing Vocals – Valerie Pinkston Mayo* (tracks: A1, A3)
Bass – Nathan East (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3)
Coordinator [Production] – Tweed And Tominaga
Drums – Omar Hakim (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
Engineer [2nd] – Milton Chan
Engineer [Additional] – Tim Purvis
Engineer [Engineered By] – Barney Perkins
Executive-Producer – Anita Baker
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
Keyboards – Vernon Fails (tracks: A1 to A4, B2)
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2)
Photography By – Adrian Buckmaster
Piano – George Duke (tracks: A2)
Piano [Acoustic] – Sir Gant* (tracks: A3, B2)
Producer – Michael J. Powell
Saxophone – Gerald Albright (tracks: B2)
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Joseph Vitarelli (tracks: A4)
Synthesizer [Synclavier], Programmed By – Bruce Nazarian (tracks: B1)
Synthesizer, Programmed By – Robbie Buchanan (tracks: A1, A2, B3, B4)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: B4)

Notes

This release: without the UK catalogue number on B label
Other UK & Europe: Giving You The Best That I Got with the UK catalogue number on both labels
Other UK & Europe: Giving You The Best That I Got without the UK catalogue number on both labels
All versions has UK catalogue number on sleeve

Ⓟ & Ⓒ 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Elektra/Asylum Records, a division of Warner Communications Inc.

Recorded at:
Encore Studio, Yamaha International Recording, Sound Suite, Hitsville, TMF, Producers I & II, Gnome Studios.
Mixed at Encore Studio. Manufactured in by TELDEC Record Service GmbH.

Paulinho Da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records.

Publishers by track:
A1) Ⓒ1988 Silver Sun Music / Warner Bros. Music, ASCAP
A2) Ⓒ1988 Creative Entertainment Music / Bullsongs, BMI / Melaimee Music, ASCAP
A3) Ⓒ1988 All Baker's Music / Alexscar Music, BMI / Eyedot Music, ASCAP
A4) Ⓒ1988 Morning Crew Music, Inc. / Virgin Songs, Inc., BMI
B1) Ⓒ1988 Hobo Railways Music Publishing Ltd. / Maggie Ryder Music, PRS
B2) Ⓒ1988 Jadel Publishing Inc. dba Cuddy Sounds, ASCAP / All Baker's Music, BMI
B3) Ⓒ1988 O'Hara Music / Texascity Music, Inc., BMI / Avid One Music, ASCAP / Lil Mama Music / Music Corporation of America, BMI
B4) Ⓒ1988 Good Single / Rondor Music / Myake / Warner Chappell Music / Quince, BMI
Warner logo embossed on the back cover.
The album has a color printed inner sleeve with all the sung-texts, artists line-up and credits-list.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7559-60827-1 6
Barcode (Scanned): 075596082716
Label Code: LC 0192
Price Code: Ⓤ
Price Code (): WE 381
Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
Other (Alternate catalog# for the UK): UK: EKT 49
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-A2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-B2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Giving You The Best That I Got (LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing)	Elektra	60827-1, 9 60827-1	US	1988
	Giving You The Best That I Got (CD, Album)	Elektra	9 60827-2, 60827-2	US	1988
Recently Edited	Giving You The Best That I Got (LP, Album, Stereo)	Elektra	EKT 49, 960 827-1	UK & Europe	1988
Recently Edited	Giving You The Best That I Got (Cassette, Album)	WEA Records, S.A.	60827-4	Spain	1988
Recently Edited	Giving You The Best That I Got (CD, Album)	Elektra	7559-60827-2	Europe	1988

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