Английская Википедия:Giving You the Best That I Got (album)
Giving You the Best That I Got is the third album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1988. It was Baker's first and only #1 Pop album in the US, her second #1 R&B Album, and was certified 3× platinum in 1989 by the RIAA. The title track was released as the first single from the album and became Baker's highest-charting single in the US, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album earned Baker three Grammy Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards.
Track listing
- "Priceless" (Garry Glenn) – 5:00
- "Lead Me into Love" (Steve Lane, Larry Prentiss) – 4:45
- "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough) – 4:18
- "Good Love" (Gary Taylor) – 5:39
- "Rules" (Graham Lamb, Phil Nicholl, Maggie Ryder) – 3:52
- "Good Enough" (Baker, James McBride) – 4:50
- "Just Because" (Alex Brown, Sammy McKinney, Michael O'Hara) – 5:13
- "You Belong to Me" (Terry Britten, Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) – 3:50
Critical reception
Alex Henderson of AllMusic rated the album four points out of five, calling it not "on the par with" Baker's previous albums but better than most of R&B albums released in 1988.[1]
Commercial performance
The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide (including 3 million from the US).Шаблон:Cn peaked at number two in Jet magazine's top 20 for three weeks between February 6 and 20, 1989,[2][3][4] and again on the week of March 13, 1989.[5]
It became Baker's first and only number one album on Billboard 200 and her second number-one R&B Album. In March 1989, the album was certified 3× Platinum in 1989 by the RIAA.[6]
Singles
"Just Because" hit number one in Jet magazine's top 20 singles on weeks of March 13, 20, and 27, 1989.[5][7][8] The song peaked at number one on the Hot Black Singles, making it Baker's second number one and also made the Top 40, peaking at number fourteen.[9] It has been described as a wedding reception favorite.[10]
"Lead Me into Love" peaked at number six in Jet magazine's top 20 singles on weeks of June 5 and 12, 1989.[11][12] It peaked at number four on the Hot Black Singles.[9]
Personnel
- Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 5), BGV arrangements (5)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 7, 8), string arrangements (7)
- Vernon D. Fails – keyboards (1-4, 6)
- Dave Boruff – synthesizer programming (1, 8), saxophone (8)
- George Duke – acoustic piano (2)
- Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (2)
- Dean "Sir" Gant – acoustic piano (3, 6)
- Gary Taylor – keyboards (4)
- Joseph Vitarelli – Synclavier (4)
- Peter Schwartz – keyboards (5)
- Bruce Nazarian – Synclavier programming (5)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8)
- Patrick Moten – keyboards (8)
- Neal Walker – keyboards (8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 5, 7)
- Michael J. Powell – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), string arrangements (7)
- Donnie Lyle – guitar (4)
- Nathan East – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
- Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 3, 6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
- Gerald Albright – saxophone (6)
- Courtlen Hale – saxophone (8)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (8)
- Paul Riser – string arrangements (1, 2)
- Alex Brown – backing vocals (1, 3, 7), BGV arrangements (7)
- Angel Edwards – backing vocals (1, 3)
- Valarie Pinkston Mayo – backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1, 3)
- Carol Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
- Darlene Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
- Lori Perry – backing vocals (2, 7), BGV arrangements (2)
- Sharon Perry – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
- Marva King – backing vocals (7)
- Roy Galloway – backing vocals (8)
- Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)
- Fred White – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Executive Producer – Anita Baker
- Producer – Michael J. Powell
- Production Coordination – Sephra Herman, Tweed and Tominaga.
- A&R – Raoul Roach
- Engineer – Barney Perkins
- Second Engineer – Milton Chan
- Assistant Engineers – Les Cooper, Fred Law, Bruce Nazarian and Tim Purvis.
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
- Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[13] | 17 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 7 |
Certifications
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See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1988 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1989 (U.S.)
- List of number-one albums of 1988 (U.S.)
- List of number-one albums of 1989 (U.S.)
References
- ↑ All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul, p. 30
- ↑ Jet, February 6, 1989. p. 63
- ↑ Jet, February 13, 1989. p. 63.
- ↑ Jet, February 20, 1989, p. 63.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Jet, March 13, 1989. p. 64
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Jet, March 20, 1989. p. 64.
- ↑ Jet, March 27, 1989. p. 64
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Jet, June 5, 1989. p. 65
- ↑ Jet, June 12, 1989. p. 65
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
