Brian McKnight (Just In Case You Can't Read Orange)

Albums
Brian McKnight - I Remember You
Brian McKnight - Anytime
Brian McKnight - Back At One
Brian McKnight - Bethlehem
Brian McKnight - Superhero
Brian McKnight - U Turn
Brian McKnight - Gemini
Brian McKnight - Ten

DVDs
Brian McKnight - Music In High Places (DVD)

Also Featured On...
Addams Family Values
Akon - Look In Your Eyes (Mixtape)
Body + Soul Christmas
Boyz II Men - Christmas Interpretations
Boyz II Men - Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
Boyz II Men - Motown: Hitsville, U.S.A.
Mariah Carey - #1s
Chico DeBarge - The Game
DJ Smallz & T-Pain - Dirty RNB 11: Are You Sprung?
Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights
Jason's Lyric
Life
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Merry Fucking Christmas (Thug Radio Mixtape)
Merry Fucking Christmas 3: The True Meaning Of Christmas (Thug Radio Mixtape)
Merry Fucking Christmas 4: It's All About Poo (Thug Radio Mixtape)
Merry Fucking Christmas X: Apaplectic Opulence Of Merriment & Joy (Thug Radio Mixtape)
MTV The First 1000 Years: R&B
NFL Jams
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Our Friend, Martin
Panther
Sixx John - The Matrix Mixtape Volume 2
A Soulful Christmas (1994)
Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Sounds Of The Season: The R&B Collection

Bio From All Music Guide
Brian McKnight grew up in a family where music came naturally. He was a member of the church choir along with his immediate family; his grandfather was the director. With a gospel upbringing, McKnight explored other genres of music. Still in his early teens, he exercised his writing ambitions by penning instrumentals (soft jazz, easy listening). He formed a band and began performing his originals at local venues. By the age of 18, McKnight had secured a publishing deal. His calling to the national scene manifested itself when his older brother Claude and the group he was a member of, Take 6, signed a recording contract with a major label.

After sending out numerous demos to various record companies, McKnight's tape drew the interest of Mercury Records president Ed Eckstine (son of Billy Eckstine). Eckstine was so impressed with McKnight's sound that the young artist was signed to a deal within two weeks. McKnight's first release on Mercury was "The Way Love Goes," peaking at number 11 after 19 weeks on the Billboard R&B charts. His two follow-up singles barely cracked the Billboard R&B Top 60, which included "Love Is," a duet with Vanessa Williams featured on Beverly Hills 90210. Ironically, that single peaked at number three on the Billboard pop charts, introducing McKnight to a crossover audience.

In addition to being a singer, McKnight is a songwriter, multi-talented musician, arranger and producer. The success he has achieved as producer and songwriter on his own projects has facilitated his popularity as a producer and songwriter for other artists. However, the Buffalo native retained the services of hip-hop producer Sean "Puffy" Combs on the release of his 1997 CD Anytime, which features the club-flavored single "You Should Be Mine." A Christmas album, Bethlehem, followed in 1998, and a year later McKnight returned with Back At One. Superhero from 2001 kicked off with the surprisingly rock title track while 2003's U-Turn was a fairly straightforward and ballad-filled affair. A divorce and some time playing guard for the California ABA basketball team the Ontario Warriors kept McKnight out of the musical picture for a couple years before the lush Gemini from 2005 marked his return. — Craig Lytle

Official Site: Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight

Buy Brian McKnight At:
~CDs~

~MP3s~

~DVDs~

~Unbox Digital Downloads~

CD Universe - Buy Hit Music

Video Universe - Buy Your Favorite DVDs and Videos

Overstock.com

Half.com: Buy & sell CDs, DVDs, Books

Click to go home (New Window)