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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PricelessGarry Glenn | Anita Baker | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Lead Me Into LoveSteve Lane | Anita Baker | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Giving You the Best That I GotAnita Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough | Anita Baker | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Good LoveGary Taylor | Anita Baker | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | RulesPhil Nicholl, Maggie Ryder | Anita Baker | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Good EnoughAnita Baker, James McBride | Anita Baker | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Just BecauseAlex Brown, Sami McKinney, Michael OHara | Anita Baker | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | You Belong to MeTerry Britten, Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle | Anita Baker | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lori ? | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Gerald Albright | Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 3 | Anita Baker | Arranger, Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Carol Bobolts | Art Direction |
| 5 | Herschel Boone | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Rev. Dave Boruff | Programming, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Synthesizer |
| 7 | Terry Britten | Composer |
| 8 | Alex Brown | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Mike Brown | Engineer |
| 10 | Robbie Buchanan | Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| 11 | Adrian Buckmaster | Photography |
| 12 | Craig Burbidge | Engineer |
| 13 | Sonny Burke | Keyboards |
| 14 | Carl Carwell | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Milton Chan | Engineer, Second Engineer |
| 16 | Les D. Cooper | Engineer |
| 17 | Carl Corwell | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| 19 | George Duke | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 20 | Nathan East | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 21 | Angel Edwards | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Vernon D. Fails | Keyboards |
| 23 | Lynn Fiddmont | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Lynne Fiddmont | Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Chuck Findley | Trumpet |
| 26 | Roy Galloway | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Dean Gant | Piano |
| 28 | Garry Glenn | Composer |
| 29 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 30 | Omar Hakim | Drums |
| 31 | Sefra Herman | Coordination, Production Coordination |
| 32 | Randy Holland | Composer |
| 33 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 34 | Marva King | Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Bob Lacivita | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Steve Lane | Composer |
| 37 | Fred Law | Engineer |
| 38 | Billy Livsey | Composer |
| 39 | Bobby Lyle | Piano |
| 40 | Donnie Lyle | Guitar |
| 41 | Graham Lyle | Composer |
| 42 | Valerie Mayo | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | James McBride | Composer |
| 44 | Sami McKinney | Composer |
| 45 | Scott McLain | Assistant Engineer |
| 46 | Kevin Moore | Guitar |
| 47 | Patrick Moten | Keyboards |
| 48 | Bruce Nazarian | Engineer, Programming, Synclavier, Synclavier Programming |
| 49 | Phil Nicholl | Composer |
| 50 | Michael OHara | Composer |
| 51 | Barney Perkins | Engineer |
| 52 | Perri | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Carol Perri | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Darlene Perri | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Laurie Perri | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Sharon Perri | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | Lori Perry | Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Elliott Peters | Engineer |
| 59 | Pinkston | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Michael J. Powell | Arranger, Guitar, Producer, String Arrangements |
| 61 | Tim Purvis | Assistant Engineer |
| 62 | Paul Riser | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| 63 | Maggie Ryder | Composer |
| 64 | Skip Scarborough | Composer |
| 65 | Peter "Ski" Schwartz | Keyboards |
| 66 | David Spradley | Keyboards |
| 67 | Gary Taylor | Composer, Keyboards |
| 68 | Joseph Vitarelli | Claves, Synclavier |
| 69 | Nick Viterelli | Assistant Engineer |
| 70 | Neal Walker | Keyboards |
| 71 | Fred White | Vocals (Background) |
| 72 | Warren Woods | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |