Anita Baker

Released: October 18, 1988

Songwriter: Graham Lyle Billy Livsey Terry Britten

Producer: Michael J. Powell

I need you near me, need you to be there
I can't let go of you now
Nobody loves you like I can love you
I'll just keep holdin' on somehow

I give nothing less without any regrets
When I'm staking my claim to your heart

You belong, you belong to me
You know my love for you is guaranteed, baby
You belong, you belong to me, baby
Now and forever it will always be

You'll know where to find me, you'll know I'll be there
Baby, I'm hooked on your life
Then I'm reminded, your girl is callin'
I play my part on the sidelines

My role is to wait and anticipate
That moment that you walk through my door, my door

You belong, you belong to me
You know this love of mine is guaranteed
You belong, you belong to me, baby
And forever it will always be

Maybe I have no right
Child, but when your arms are holdin' me
Your kisses tell me, all I want to know
I've got one problem, I can't let you go, oh, no

Your kisses tells me all I want to know
I've got this problem, babe, and I can't let you go

You belong, you belong to me, baby, baby
You know this love of mine is guaranteed, darlin'
You belong, you belong to me, baby, baby
And forever it will always be

You belong, you belong to me
You belong, you belong to me
You belong, you belong to me
You belong, you belong to me

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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