Brian McKnight - Back at One

Brian Mcknight backs away ever so slightly from the streetwise rhythms Puff Daddy injected into Anytime with his fifth album, Back At One. That's not to say that the album doesn't sound contemporary or fresh -- quite the opposite. Mcknight has figured out a way to make his gospel-flavored contemporary urban soul sound fresh, mainly by keeping the focus on the songs. There's nothing extraneous on Back At One: all 13 songs are given clean presentations, and he blesses them with impassioned performances. Read More