{"id":1426,"date":"2017-11-27T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2017-12-01T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:41:40","slug":"arachnophonia-anita-baker-giving-you-the-best-that-i-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2017\/11\/arachnophonia-anita-baker-giving-you-the-best-that-i-got\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Anita Baker “Giving You The Best That I Got”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about items in the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection. All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional<\/a> relevant<\/a> information<\/a> from around<\/a> the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by Music Library student worker, Nancy (class of 2018) and features a classic 1988 album from R&B singer Anita Baker<\/a>. Thanks, Nancy! <\/em><\/p>\n

Anita Baker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Giving You The Best That I Got<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Anita<\/p>\n

Anita Baker<\/a> is a soulful jazz, gospel, and R&B songstress from Ohio. Growing up in a household with musically inclined individuals, there was always a song being played. The most frequent artist I heard on a daily basis was Ms. Anita Baker<\/a>. Her smooth and rich contralto voice eluded love and romance. She has had many classic love songs, but one of my favorites is \u201cGiving You the Best That I Got<\/a>\u201d from her 1988 album of the same name<\/a>. The song is about two people who have unconditional love for one another. It is sung in a rhythmic way and as you listen closely you can find different contextual expressions she adds to this piece. She paints one vivid picture of what love should really be not only in this song, but in all of her albums. Anita Baker has inspired my own original music and the way I structure my songs. Listening to her music soothes my soul and makes me reminisce on childhood memories. <\/p>\n

\"Anita<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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