Giving You the Best That I Got (song)

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Name = Giving You the Best That I Got


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Artist = Anita Baker
Album = Giving You the Best That I Got
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B-side = "Good Enough"
Released = September 1988
Format = 7" (45 rpm), cassingle
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Genre = R&B, Adult contemporary
Length = 3:54 (single version)
Label = Elektra Records
Writer = Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough, Randy Holland
Producer = Michael J. Powell
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"Giving You the Best That I Got" is the title of a 1988 song (see 1988 in music) by the American R&B / soul singer Anita Baker. The song appears on Baker's album of the same name, which was released in the fall of that year. The song was written by Baker, Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland.

The song was Baker's highest charting hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it peaked at #3 in December 1988.Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)] It also spent two weeks at #1 on the "Billboard" R&B chart in November 1988, Baker's first #1 on this tally. In addition, the song spent one week atop the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart in December 1988.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)]

The song "Giving You the Best That I Got" was released prior to the Grammy Awards eligibility cutoff date of September 30, allowing it to be nominated for four awards at the Grammy Awards of 1989. The song won in the categories Best Female R&B Vocal performance and Best R&B Song; it was also nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album "Giving You the Best That I Got" was released in October 1988, meaning that it would not be eligible for Grammy consideration until the 1990 ceremony. There, Baker's album won in the category Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, earning her the same award two years running for a song and album of the same title.

Songwriter Skip Scarborough had offered the song to various singers, including Howard Hewett, without success. Prior to recording the song, Baker made some changes to the original, including improvising a scat opening and requesting that the tempo of the song be increased.

ee also

*R&B number-one hits of 1988 (USA)

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* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1169550 Single release info at discogs.com]