Brian McKnight is the debut studio album of R&B singer Brian McKnight, released in 1992 by Mercury Records. It features his then-highest charting single, "One Last Cry", which reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold 500,000 copies.[2] The album itself was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]
Critical response
Brian McKnight received positive reviews from most music critics. Entertainment Weekly writer Havelock Nelson, gave the album an A-rating citing that "McKnight is the most comforting R&B singer-songwriter to emerge since Keith Washington early last year."[5]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Yours" | Brian McKnight, Gerry Brown, Phase 5 | 4:42 |
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| 2. | "The Way Love Goes" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 5:07 |
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| 3. | "Goodbye My Love" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 4:24 |
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| 4. | "Love Me, Hold Me" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Victor Brooks | 4:56 |
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| 5. | "After the Love" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 5:27 |
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| 6. | "One Last Cry" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes | 4:55 |
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| 7. | "Never Felt This Way" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 5:36 |
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| 8. | "I Couldn't Say" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 5:45 |
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| 9. | "Stay the Night" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes | 5:34 |
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| 10. | "Is the Feeling Gone" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Edward Martin | 4:02 |
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| 11. | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | 5:05 |
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| 12. | "Oh Lord" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 4:24 |
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| 13. | "My Prayer" | Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes | 3:18 |
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Personnel
All instruments performed by Brian McKnight except where noted.
- David Anderson – bass guitar (track 12)
- Brandon Barnes – drums and keyboard programming (tracks 2 and 9)
- James Blair – drums (track 12)
- Gerry Brown – backing vocals (track 1)
- Cedric Dent – piano (track 10)
- Clare Fischer – strings (tracks 6 and 10)
- The Four Horns – horn arrangements (track 1)
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar (tracks 2 and 4)
- Kipper Jones – backing vocals (track 11)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (tracks 5, 8 and 9)
- Fred McFarlane – keyboards (track 11)
- Claude McKnight – backing vocals (tracks 10 and 13)
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- Fred McKnight – lead guitar (track 8)
- Julie McKnight – backing vocals (track 4)
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (track 11)
- Kelly O'Neal – saxophone (track 12)
- Phase 5 – drum programming (tracks 1, 3 and 11), keyboard programming (track 1)
- John R. Robinson – drums (track 10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (track 10)
- Take 6 (Claude V. McKnight, Mark Kibble, David Thomas) – backing vocals (track 10)
- Darryl Tibbs – percussion (track 12)
- Wah Wah Watson – electric guitar (tracks 1 and 2)
- Vanessa Williams – backing vocals (track 1)
- John Willis – lead guitar (track 9), acoustic guitar (track 6)
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
References
- ^ a b Stewart, Alison (2004). "Brian McKnight". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 530. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Brian Mc Knight – Brian Mc Knight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r53917
- ^ a b Nelson, Havelock (August 14, 1992). "Brian McKnight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 1993". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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