Brian McKnight (album)

Brian McKnight
Studio album by Brian McKnight
Released June 23, 1992 (1992-06-23)
Recorded 1991-1992
Genre R&B, soul, hip hop, quiet storm
Length 63:15
Label Mercury
Producer Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes
Brian McKnight chronology
Brian McKnight
(1992)		 I Remember You
(1995)
Singles from Brian McKnight
  1. "The Way Love Goes"
    Released: March 1992
  2. "Goodbye My Love"
    Released: September 1992
  3. "One Last Cry"
    Released: March 1993
  4. "After the Love"
    Released: August 1993

Brian McKnight is the eponymous debut album released in 1992 by Mercury Records. It features his then-highest charting single, "One Last Cry", which reached number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold 500,000 copies.[1] The album itself was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]

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. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Yours"  Brian McKnight, Gerry Brown, Henrik Marquart 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 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

References

  1. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American certifications – Mc Knight, Brian – Brian Mc Knight". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r53917
  4. ↑ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311410,00.html
  5. ↑ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311410,00.html
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