Anita Baker – Giving You The Best That I Got
Label: |
Elektra – 960 827-1 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Stereo
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Country: |
UK & Europe |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Vocal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Priceless | 4:47 | |
| A2 | Lead Me Into Love | 4:44 | |
| A3 | Giving You The Best That I Got | 4:18 | |
| A4 | Good Love | 5:38 | |
| B1 | Rules | 3:50 | |
| B2 | Good Enough | 4:47 | |
| B3 | Just Because | 5:09 | |
| B4 | You Belong To Me | 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
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: with the UK catalogue number on both labels
Other UK & Europe: Giving You The Best That I Got without the UK catalogue number on B label
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.
Other UK & Europe: Giving You The Best That I Got without the UK catalogue number on B label
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
- Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
- Price Code (): WE 381
- Price Code: Ⓤ
- Other (Alternate catalog# for the UK): UK: EKT 49
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [Stamped] variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-A2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [Stamped] variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-B2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [Stamped] variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [Stamped] variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 960827-1-B
Other Versions (5 of 70)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Giving You The Best That I Got (Cassette, Album) | WEA Records, S.A. | 60827-4 | Spain | 1988 | ||
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Giving You The Best That I Got (CD, Album) | Elektra | 7559-60827-2 | Europe | 1988 | ||
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Giving You The Best That I Got (LP, Album) | Elektra | 60827-1 | Australia | 1988 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Good album, not as great as Rapture, but again a great sounding record. You can tell there were various studios used in the creation of this record, slight sound quality and clarity variations can be heard track to track. Some tracks have more focused vocals, clearer instruments, and others a bit less clean.
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Edited 4 years agoAnita Baker and producer Michael J. Powell sought to push their winning smooth soul sound to wider audiences by lightening their approach a bit with pronounced jazz shades to boot. It resulted in this great 1988 follow-up to Rapture, albeit its tendency to tread too closely to the formula that made Rapture the high-water mark it was. Thankfully, they recouped a more urban adult and jazz-based sound with 1990's 'Compositions' and came up with Baker's third and final masterstroke.
Excellent European pressing of this great album on nearly dead-quiet vinyl. Superb sonics. -
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