Giving You the Best World Tour

Giving You the Best World Tour is Anita Baker's world concert tour in support of her third studio album, "Giving You the Best That I Got."

The tour began on September 10, 1988 and ended on May 5, 1989, performing in 21 shows in North America and 2 shows in Europe.

Tour Background
The tour kicked off on September 10, 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts with dates scheduled in North America, Europe and additional dates added for a North American second leg outing.

Some select dates included a co-headlining outing with R&B singer Luther Vandross, in October, November and December.

Anita's itinerary included four consecutive dates in various cities in the United States, which included New York City, Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.

Set List
Encore
 * 1) "Sweet Love"
 * 2) "Been So Long"
 * 3) "No One in the World"
 * 4) "Mystery"
 * 5) "Same Ole Love (365 Days of Year)"
 * 6) "Good Love"
 * 7) "I’m The One" (performed by Perri Sisters)
 * 8) "Lead Me Into Love"
 * 9) "Angel" (performed only on selected dates in North America)
 * 10) "Watch Your Step"
 * 11) "God Bless the Child" (performed only at selected dates in Europe and North America)
 * 12) "Priceless"
 * 13) "Another Part of Me"
 * 14) "No More Tears" (performed only at selected dates in Europe and North America)
 * 15) "Just Because"
 * 16) "Good Enough" (performed only at selected dates in Europe and North America)
 * 17) "You Bring Me Joy"
 * 1) "Caught Up in the Rapture"
 * 2) "Giving You the Best That I Got"

Concert Dates
Additional notes
 * Not all dates in Europe and North America from 1988 and 1989 are listed.
 * Anita shared co-headlining dates with singer Luther Vandross, only on selected dates in October, November and December. Concert promotional dates was billed as "The Heat: Luther & Anita Tour."

Personnel
Band
 * Musical Director/Guitar: Ray Fuller
 * Keyboards: Darrell Smith
 * Drums: Rayford Griffin
 * Bass: Sekou Bunch
 * Percussions: Bill Summers
 * Saxophone: Everette Harp
 * Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
 * Background vocals: Perri Sisters & Gina Taylor

Broadcast & Recordings
Anita's concert on October 21, 1988 in London, England at the Wembley Arena was broadcast live on BBC Radio London.