Brian McKnight

• Artist: Brian McKnight
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 63:15
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Brian McKnight's self-titled debut album is a mix of quiet storm and jazz-tinged R&B lite, with a few up-tempo numbers thrown in. The album opens with the New Jack Swing lite of "Yours," and leads into other mid-tempo, early-'90s sounding R&B. Some songs, including "Stay the Night," even incorporate the electric guitar, an instrument which was virtually forgotten in pop music by the end of the decade. The album produced one major hit, the teary ballad "One Last Cry." Brian McKnight, with his brand of songwriter-driven, piano-man quiet storm, was unique among 1990s male solo singers, and unexpectedly became one of the genre's biggest (and only) stars, with each album building on the previous one's success. For that reason, perhaps, this album is less commercial and more jazz-leaning than his later discs, especially towards the album's second half. Other highlights include his silky cover of the Hall & Oats staple "I Can't Go for That" (which features the album's only rap) and the jazz nugget "Is the Feeling Gone." A great album for a rainy winter afternoon. ~ Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Yours (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Gerry Brown, Phase 5	Brian McKnight	(4:42)
The Way Love Goes	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(5:07)
Goodbye My Love (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(4:24)
Love Me, Hold Me (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(4:56)
After the Love (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(5:27)
One Last Cry (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(4:55)
Never Felt This Way (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(5:36)
I Couldn't Say (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(5:45)
Stay the Night (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(5:34)
Is the Feeling Gone (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, E. Martin	Brian McKnight	(4:02)
I Can't Go for That (Lyrics)	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen	Brian McKnight	(5:05)
Oh Lord (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(4:24)
My Prayer (Lyrics)	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	(3:18)

Credits

Brian McKnight (Arranger), David Porter Thomas (Vocals (Background)), Mark Kibble (Vocals (Background)), Phase 5 (Drums), James Blair (Drums), Cedric Dent (Arranger), B.J. Nelson (Vocals (Background)), Fred McFarland (Keyboards), Brian McKnight (Vocals), Brandon Barnes (Producer), Sheryl Lutz-Brown (Art Direction), Brandon Barnes (Drum Programming), Clare Fischer (Conductor), Claude V. McKnight III (Vocals (Background)), Ricky Lawson (Drums), John Willis (Guitar (Acoustic)), Brian McKnight (Keyboards), Julie McKnight (Vocals (Background)), Louis Johnson (Guitar (Bass)), Take 6 (Vocals (Background)), Phase 5 (Sampling), Darryl Tibbs (Percussion), Phase 5 (Keyboard Programming), Kipper Jones (Vocals (Background)), John Willis (Guitar (Electric)), Reggie Stewart (Drum Programming), Gerry Brown (Vocals (Background)), Warren Woods (Assistant Engineer), John Willis (Guitar), Brian McKnight (Guitar (Acoustic)), Brian McKnight (Vocal Arrangement), Richard Weitz (Design), Gerry Brown (Mixing), Brian McKnight (Piano), Take 6 (Vibraphone), Gerry Brown (Producer), Brian McKnight (Vocals (Background)), Wah Wah Watson (Guitar (Electric)), Cedric Dent (Piano), Clare Fischer (String Arrangements), Mark Hagan (Assistant Engineer), Brandon Barnes (Keyboard Programming), Brian McKnight (Rhythm Arrangements), Gerry Brown (Vocal Arrangement), Brandon Barnes (Dep), Gerry Brown (Engineer), Vanessa Williams (Vocals (Background)), Annie Fregar (Engineer), Phase 5 (Producer), John Furdingsland (Assistant Engineer), Jeff Poe (Engineer), Claude V. McKnight III (Vocals), Ed Eckstine (Executive Producer), Doug Smith (Engineer), Gary Tole (Assistant Engineer), Dave Anderson (Guitar (Bass)), Fred McKnight (Guitar), Kelly O'Neal (Saxophone), Phase 5 (Drum Programming), Brian McKnight (Guitar (Bass)), Cedric Dent (Rhythm Arrangements), Neil Stubenhaus (Guitar (Bass)), Brian McKnight (Producer), Brian McKnight (Piano (Electric))

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