Giving You the Best World Tour

The Giving You the Best Tour was a world concert tour in 1988 by American recording artist Anita Baker. Following the release of her multi-platinum selling album, Giving You the Best That I Got, Baker toured in support of the album's release. The tour kicked off on September 10, in Boston, Massachusetts, with dates scheduled in North America, Europe, Asia and additional dates added for a North American second leg outing.

Giving You the Best World Tour
Tour by Anita Baker
Associated albumGiving You the Best That I Got
Start dateSeptember 10, 1988 (1988-09-10)
End dateMay 5, 1989 (1989-05-05)
Legs3
No. of shows21 in North America
2 in Europe
4 in Asia
27 in total
Anita Baker concert chronology

Some select dates included a co-headlining outing with R&B singer Luther Vandross, in October, November and December. Baker's itinerary included four consecutive dates in various cities in the US, which included New York City,[1] Chicago,[2][3] and Los Angeles.[4]

Set list
  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" 1
  10. "Watch Your Step"
  11. "God Bless the Child" 2
  12. "Priceless"
  13. "Another Part of Me"
  14. "No More Tears" 2
  15. "Just Because"
  16. "Good Enough" 2
  17. "You Bring Me Joy"
Encore
  1. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
  2. "Giving You the Best That I Got"

Notes
1 performed only on selected dates in North America.
2 only performed at selected dates in Europe and North America.

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 (Lori, Darlene, Carol, Sharon), Gina Taylor

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America—Leg 1[5][6][7]
September 10, 1988 Boston United States Boston Common
September 11, 1988
September 22, 1988 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
October 1, 1988 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 2, 1988
October 4, 1988 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 5, 1988
October 6, 1988
October 9, 1988
October 14, 1988 Houston The Summit
Europe[8]
October 21, 1988 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
October 22, 1988
October 24, 1988
North America—Leg 2[9][10][11][12][13]
November 2, 1988 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
November 5, 1988 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
November 25, 1988 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
November 27, 1988 Oakland Oakland Coliseum Arena
November 28, 1988
December 1, 1988 Los Angeles Los Angeles Sports Arena
December 2, 1988
December 3, 1988
December 5, 1988
December 10, 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
December 16, 1988 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
December 27, 1988 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
December 28, 1988
December 29, 1988
December 31, 1988
Asia[14]
January 17, 1989 Tokyo Japan Nakano Sun Plaza
January 18, 1989
January 19, 1989
January 23, 1989 NHK Hall

Additional notes

  • Not all Europe and North America dates in 1988 and 1989 are listed.
  • Baker 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'.

Broadcast and recordings
  • Baker's concert on October 21, 1988 in London at the Wembley Arena was broadcast live on BBC Radio London.

References
  1. Season previewFolk-rock, pop-soul and the funk.www.nytime.com
  2. Tour De Force, Anita Baker hits the road.articles.chicagotribune.com
  3. Anita Baker's is a Top Seller with Chicago concert fans.www.articles.chicagotribune.com
  4. Baker, Vandross; the billing, no cooing.www.articles.latimes.com
  5. New dates for Baker concerts.www.highbeam.com
  6. Luther & Anita October 1, 2 The Spectrum Archived 2008-08-12 at the Wayback Machine.www.rememberthespectrum.com
  7. Review; Songs of love by Vandross and Baker.www.nytimes.com
  8. Anita Baker at London's Wembley Arena.www.songkick.com
  9. Vocalist Anita Baker will give San Diego jazz fans 'The Best That I Got'.articles.latimes.com
  10. Luther Vandross & Anita Baker concert ticket-stubs.www.lookatstubs.com
  11. Luther Vandross on tour with sizable shadow.www.articles.latimes.com
  12. Anita Baker steals the show from Luther Vandross.www.articles.latimes.com
  13. Anita Baker’s a top seller with Chicago concert fans.articles.chicagotribune.com
  14. https://i.imgur.com/cW94XrY.jpg
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