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;

Last updated July 19, 2025

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

1 2 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 . Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved May 4, 2015.
1 2 "American album certifications – Brian Mc Knight – Brian Mc Knight". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 8, 2020.
↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r53917
1 2 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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[RS_2004-1] 1 2 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 . Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved May 4, 2015.

[riaa-3] 1 2 "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] 1 2 Nelson, Havelock (August 14, 1992). "Brian McKnight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 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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Discography Awards and nominations
Albums	Brian McKnight I Remember You Anytime Bethlehem Back at One Superhero U-Turn Gemini Ten I'll Be Home for Christmas Evolution of a Man Just Me More Than Words Better Genesis Exodus
Compilation albums	From There to Here: 1989-2002 Gold
Singles	"The Way Love Goes" "I Can't Go for That" "Love Is" "One Last Cry" "Let It Snow" "Crazy Love" "Back at One" "Find Myself in You" "To You" "Used to Be My Girl"