Anita Baker

Released: May 31, 1983

Songwriter: Geronne C. Turner Patrick Moten

Producer: Otis Smith Patrick Moten

[Chorus:]
You're the best thing yet
To ever come into my life

[Verse 1:]
An understanding hand
When the world calls me grand
You protect my heart
Right from the start

Sensitive vibes
Are strong and true
The very best
I've always shared with you

And if I should fall
Or if I'm stading tall
I can see you standing there
Always willing to share
Each and every part of me
You see things I never, never see

[Repeat Chorus x2:]

[Verse 2:]
Deep down in my mind
I wonder at the blessing that I could find
Someone as loving as you
Could bring into my life
This feeling so right and so true

Like the flowing waters of a sliver stream
And like the misty vision in a midnight dream
Such a wonder of life to me
So rare is found such a reason to be

[Repeat Chorus x2:]

[Bridge:]
Like the flowing waters of a silver stream
And like the misty vision in a midnight dream
Such a wonder of life to me
So rare is found such a reason to be

[Repeat Chorus x2:]

[Repeat x2:]
You're so wonderful
You're so beautiful
You're the best thing yet
To ever come into my life

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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