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Giving You the Best That I Got

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We love so strong and so unselfishly

According to the Giving You the Best That I Got Songfacts, songwriter Skip Scarborough originally shopped it around but was turned down by many artists, including jazz and R&B singer Howard Hewett. Baker eventually took it and added some detail at the beginning and had the tempo sped up. The song's writers won the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song for their work on this track. Baker also won Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for both the song and album. The album also took three Soul Train Music Awards and made Billboard's #1 album spot for December 24… read more
According to the Giving You the Best That I Got Songfacts, songwriter Skip Scarborough originally shopped it around but was turned down by many artis… read more
According to the Giving You the Best That I Got Songfacts, songwriter Skip Scarborough originally shopped it around but was turned down by many artists, including jazz and R&B singer… read more

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Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is a soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80s. Gifted with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinctly adult sophistication. Smooth and mellow, but hardly lifeless, it made her one of the most popular romantic singers of her time. Baker was born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, OH, and raised in nearby Detroi… read more
Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is a soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the de… read more
Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is a soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80s.… read more

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