Anita Baker

Songwriter: Garry Glenn

Producer: Michael J. Powell

When you ask me how I feel about you
I tried to find the word that best describes you
You are to me like a precious jewel
So valuable, baby
You can shine so bright
Lighting up my life with pure delight

You are so priceless to me
And loving you has made me see
With your love, I can do most anything
You are so priceless to me
You're like the first rainbow in spring
Your love comforts my heart with joy you bring

I envision you and me
In love together
Coming closer as we share each day together

Give me all the gold in the world
It will not replace this love, baby

Take a diamond ring worth a lot
What we got
Cannot be bought or sold

You are so priceless to me
And loving you has made me see
With your love, I can do most anything
You are so priceless to me(yes sir)
You're like the first rainbow in spring
Your love comforts my heart with joy you bring

Never had a lover, babe
My baby
My baby
My darling

You are so priceless to me
And loving you has made me see
With your love
I can do most anything
You are so priceless to me
You're like the first rainbow in spring
Your love comforts my heart with joy you bring

You are so priceless to me
And loving you has made me see
With your love
I can do most anything
You are so priceless to me
You're like the first rainbow in spring
Your love comforts my heart with joy you bring

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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