"Giving You the Best That I Got"

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"Giving You the Best That I Got" is a 1988 R&B and soul ballad by Anita Baker that became one of her signature hits, noted for its smooth vocals and sophisticated, jazz-inflected production.

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instanceOf single
song
albumArtist Anita Baker NERFINISHED
award Grammy Award for Best R&B Song NERFINISHED
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female NERFINISHED
Bside You Belong to Me NERFINISHED
chartedInCountry Canada NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3
chartPositionUSRBHipHopSongs 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre R&B
adult contemporary
quiet storm
soul
hasMusicalInfluence jazz
hasMusicalStyle ballad
hasNotableInstrument bass guitar
drums
piano
saxophone
hasProductionElement jazz-inflected arrangement
hasProductionStyle sophisticated production
hasVocalStyle smooth vocals
includedInAlbum Giving You the Best That I Got NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf Anita Baker NERFINISHED
language English
length 4:20
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED
Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED
performer Anita Baker NERFINISHED
producer Anita Baker NERFINISHED
Michael J. Powell NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1987–1988
recordLabel Elektra Records
releaseDate 1988-09-15
releaseYear 1988
tempo slow
theme devotion
romantic commitment
writer Anita Baker NERFINISHED
Randy Holland NERFINISHED
Skip Scarborough NERFINISHED

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Anita Baker notableSong "Giving You the Best That I Got"