Brian McKnight (album)

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Studio album by Brian McKnight
Released	June 23, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Genre	R&B; soul; smooth jazz;
Length	63:15
Label	Mercury
Producer	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes
Brian McKnight chronology
Singles from Brian McKnight
	"The Way Love Goes"; Released: May 26, 1992; "Goodbye My Love"; Released: November 3, 1992; "One Last Cry"; Released: May 25, 1993; "After the Love"; Released: September 14, 1993;

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[5]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yours"	Brian McKnight, Gerry Brown, Phase 5	4:42
2.	"The Way Love Goes"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	5:07
3.	"Goodbye My Love"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	4:24
4.	"Love Me, Hold Me"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Victor Brooks	4:56
5.	"After the Love"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	5:27
6.	"One Last Cry"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes	4:55
7.	"Never Felt This Way"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	5:36
8.	"I Couldn't Say"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	5:45
9.	"Stay the Night"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes	5:34
10.	"Is the Feeling Gone"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes, Edward Martin	4:02
11.	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen	5:05
12.	"Oh Lord"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	4:24
13.	"My Prayer"	Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes	3:18

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)

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)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	75
Chart (1993)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	44

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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 (14 August 1992). "Brian McKnight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 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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[RS_2004-1] 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.

[2] "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.

[riaa-3] "American album certifications – Brian Mc Knight – Brian Mc Knight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[4] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r53917

[EW-5] Nelson, Havelock (14 August 1992). "Brian McKnight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Brian_McKnight-6] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Brian_McKnight-7] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[year-end1992-8] "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[year-end1993-9] "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 1993". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

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