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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.
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Paul Riser, String Arranger - Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards, Additional Programmer - Alex Brown, Backing Vocals - Barney Perkins, Engineer - Garry Glenn, Writer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - David Boruff, Additional Programmer - Sir Gant, Piano - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Vernon Fails, Keyboards - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Carl Carwell, Backing Vocals - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Angel Edwards, Backing Vocals - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer - Valerie Pinkston Mayo, Arranger, Backing Vocals
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Paul Riser, String Arranger - Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards, Additional Programmer - Steve Lane, Writer - Barney Perkins, Engineer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Bobby Lyle, Piano - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - George Duke, Piano - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - David Boruff, Additional Programmer - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Vernon Fails, Keyboards - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Larry Prentiss, Writer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards, Additional Programmer - Alex Brown, Backing Vocals - Barney Perkins, Engineer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - SKIP SCARBOROUGH, Writer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Randy Holland, Writer - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - David Boruff, Additional Programmer - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Vernon Fails, Keyboards - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Carl Carwell, Backing Vocals - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Angel Edwards, Backing Vocals - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer - Valerie Pinkston Mayo, Arranger, Backing Vocals
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Gary Taylor, Keyboards, Writer - Barney Perkins, Engineer - Anita Baker, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Vernon Fails, Keyboards - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Donnie Lyle, Guitar - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Vitarelli, Synthesizer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Maggie Ryder, Writer - Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards - Barney Perkins, Engineer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Arranger, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - Peter Schwartz, Keyboards - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Bruce Nazarian, Additional Programmer, AssistantEngineer - Phil Nicholl, Writer - Graham Lamb, Writer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Barney Perkins, Engineer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Gerald Albright, Saxophone - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - Sir Gant, Piano - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Vernon Fails, Keyboards - James McBride, Writer - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Bruce Nazarian, Programmer, AssistantEngineer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Sami McKinney, Writer - Nathan East, Bass Guitar - Robbie Buchanan, String Arranger, Keyboards, Additional Programmer - Alex Brown, Arranger, Writer - Barney Perkins, Engineer - OMAR HAKIM, Drums - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Marva King, Backing Vocals - MICHAEL O'HARA, Writer - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, String Arranger - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Carl Carwell, Backing Vocals - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Fred White, Backing Vocals - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards - Barney Perkins, Engineer - Patrick Moten, Keyboards - Carly Simon, Writer - MICHAEL MCDONALD, Writer - Chuck Findley, Trumpet - Anita Baker, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - SONNY BURKE, Keyboards - Lynne Fiddmont, Backing Vocals - Les Cooper, AssistantEngineer - Roy Galloway, Backing Vocals - David Boruff, Programmer, Saxophone - Peter Schwartz, Keyboards - MICHAEL J. POWELL, Producer, Guitar - Milton Chan, SecondEngineer - Bruce Nazarian, AssistantEngineer - Perri Sisters, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Fred Law, AssistantEngineer - Tim Purvis, AssistantEngineer - Nell Walker, Keyboards
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Album review
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.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:11
- Main artists: Anita Baker
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
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