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A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly ___MASK99___ - language music industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( television ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). The Songstress is the debut solo ___MASK36___ by the American R & B / soul singer Anita Baker . It was originally released in 1983 by Beverly Glen Music , and was Baker ' s only ___MASK36___ for that ___MASK34___ prior to signing with ___MASK45___ with whom she had a string of hit albums . " The Songstress " was not a commercial success upon its initial release , though the ___MASK36___ met with moderate success on the R & B charts . Giving You the Best That I Got is the third ___MASK36___ by the American R & B / soul singer Anita Baker . It was Baker ' s first and only # 1 Pop ___MASK36___ in the US , the second # 1 R & B ___MASK36___ , and was certified 3x platinum in 1989 by the RIAA . The title track was released as the first single from the ___MASK36___ and became Baker ' s highest charting single in the US , peaking at # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The ___MASK36___ also earned Baker three Grammy Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards . Anita Denise Baker ( born January 26 , 1958 ) is a retired American singer - songwriter . Starting her career in the late 1970s with the ___MASK44___ band Chapter 8 , Baker eventually released her first solo ___MASK36___ , " The Songstress ", in 1983 . In 1986 , she rose to stardom following the release of her platinum - selling second ___MASK36___ , " Rapture ", which included the Grammy - winning single " Sweet Love ". To date , Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has five platinum albums and one gold ___MASK36___ to her credit . Baker ' s vocal range is contralto .