"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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Giving You the Best That I Got" canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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