Giving You The Best That I Got

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Priceless Written-By – Garry Glenn	4:47
2	Lead Me Into Love Written-By – Larry Prentiss, Steve Lane	4:44
3	Giving You The Best That I Got Written-By – Anita Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough	4:18
4	Good Love Written-By – Gary Taylor	5:38
5	Rules Written-By – Graham Lamb, Maggie Ryder, Phil Nicholl	3:50
6	Good Enough Written-By – Anita Baker, James McBride	4:47
7	Just Because Written-By – Alex Brown, Michael O'Hara, Sammy McKinney*	5:09
8	You Belong To Me Written-By – Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle, Terry Britten	3:50

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 100586
• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – 100586D
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

• Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangement] – Alex Brown (tracks: 7), Anita Baker (tracks: 5), Perri Sisters*, Valerie Pinkston Mayo* (tracks: 1, 3)
• Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Michael J. Powell (tracks: 7), Paul Riser (tracks: 1, 2), Robbie Buchanan (tracks: 7)
• Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
• Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Alex Brown (tracks: 1, 3, 7), Angel Edwards (tracks: 1, 3), Anita Baker (tracks: 4, 5), Carl Carwell (tracks: 1, 3, 7), Fred White (tracks: 8), Lori Perri* (tracks: 7), Lynne Fiddmont (tracks: 8), Marva King (tracks: 7), Perri Sisters (Laurie, Sharon, Darlene, Carol)*, Roy Galloway (tracks: 8), Valerie Pinkston Mayo* (tracks: 1, 3)
• Bass – Nathan East (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7)
• Drums – Omar Hakim (tracks: 1 to 3, 6)
• Engineer – Barney Perkins
• Engineer [2nd Engineer] – Milton Chan
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Bruce Nazarian, Fred Law, Les Cooper , Tim Purvis
• Executive-Producer – Anita Baker
• Guitar – Donnie Lyle (tracks: 4), Michael J. Powell (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8), Paul Jackson Jr. (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7)
• Keyboards – Gary Taylor (tracks: 4), Nell Walker (tracks: 8), Patrick Moten (tracks: 8), Peter Schwartz (tracks: 5), Robbie Buchanan (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7), Sonny Burke (tracks: 8), Vernon Fails (tracks: 1 to 4, 6)
• Other [Production Coordination By] – Sephra Herman, Tweed And Tominaga
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)
• Photography By – Adrian Buckmaster
• Piano – Bobby Lyle (tracks: 2), George Duke (tracks: 2)
• Piano [Acoustic] – Sir Gant* (tracks: 3, 6)
• Producer – Michael J. Powell
• Programmed By [ [Synclavier Programming] – Bruce Nazarian (tracks: 5)
• Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – David Boruff (tracks: 1), Dave Boruff* (tracks: 8), Robbie Buchanan (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8)
• Saxophone – Dave Boruff* (tracks: 8), Gerald Albright (tracks: 6)
• Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Joseph Vitarelli (tracks: 4)
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: 8)

Notes

Mfg. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. under License

Recorded at Encore Studio, Yamaha International Recording, Sound Suite, Hitsville, TMF, Producers I & II, Gnome Studios
Mixed at Encore Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records.

Dedicated to the memory of Mary and Granville Lewis.

Category D 100586 & 60827 appear on inlay, # 100586D & 60827-2 appear on disc.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
60827-1, 9 60827-1	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra, Elektra	60827-1, 9 60827-1	US	1988
9 60827-4	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got ‎(Cass, Album)	Elektra	9 60827-4	Indonesia	1988
23P1-2275	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra	23P1-2275	Japan	1988
9 60827-1	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Elektra	9 60827-1	Greece	1988
E1-60827, 9 E1-60827	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra, Elektra	E1-60827, 9 E1-60827	US	1988