Brian McKnight

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Buffalo, United States (1991 – present)

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969 in Buffalo, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and one of the prominent singers of his years, specializing in pop and R&B. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays the piano, guitar, and trumpet.

Embracing an effortless eloquence and cocoa butter smooth persona, the music of Brian McKnight has defined the true meaning of an American soul-man since 1991. Like his spiritual Motown godfathers, this upstate New York native has a velvety voice and silky style that captures the vibe of vintage soul without being old fashion. On his latest disc Ten, that blend can be clearly heard.

While Brian’s aspirations might have seemed like a lofty ambition, the longevity of his career is a testament to the purity of his vision. With the release of Ten, McKnight’s first disc for his new label Warner Bros Records, the Grammy-nominated singer could not be more pleased with the outcome. Without a doubt, the landscape of soul music has gotten younger, but that fact did not hinder McKnight’s creative process.

After 16 million albums sold since his self-titled debut, it would have been too easy for McKnight to simply follow the R&B template of rote romanticism. But on Ten, the artist in him felt the need to be more revealing. Though McKnight has been friends with producers Tim & Bob for over ten years, this is the trio’s first collaboration.

Though Brian has never been the kind of singer/songwriter that one would call political that didn’t stop him from penning “Red, White & Blue,” a heart wrenching ode for the men and women currently at war, teaming up with country star Rascal Flatts.

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Top Tracks

1	Back at One full track	1,111
2	Anytime full track	603
3	One Last Cry full track	274
4	6, 8, 12 full track	243
5	Still full track	160
6	Find Myself In You full track	124
7	Crazy Love full track	121
8	The Only One For Me full track	120
9	Love Of My Life full track	91
10	Night People	86
11	Stay full track	81
12	Home full track	78
13	Never Felt This Way full track	77
14	Used To Be My Girl	70
15	Still In Love full track	65

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trisdwiyanto wrote:
last week

touching my soul

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marx599 wrote:
last week

Muito bom, recomendo e já adcionei no meu last.fm

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adomay wrote:
last month

Join the Danja group!

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sebasdj wrote:
last month

buenissimo

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koalabb1234 wrote:
last month

Always the best.

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g3red wrote:
August 2008

Very emotional music and great voice! <3

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Ariues wrote:
August 2008

I've made so many renditions to Back At One over the years

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VenusTreat wrote:
August 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/The+Group+That+Carries+Music+Everywhere+They+Go%2C+Even+To+Places+They%27re+Not+Supposed+To

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G-SUS86 wrote:
August 2008

such a great voice and so romantic songs!!

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kturner423 wrote:
July 2008

when is his new album coming out?

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jpdelaire wrote:
July 2008

BARACK OBAMA Music Video!!!!! Hi , I wanted to share this with you! Please pass it along if you like it! Peace and Love, JP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yCtb3gbjp4 please click "watch in high quality"

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Sariat wrote:
July 2008

Phenomenal voice!!!!!!!!!

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maxwellveli wrote:
July 2008

NEW MAXWELL SONG! Finally! True Maxwell fans I heard a demo of a new Maxwell song. I heard from a inside source at the label that he is working with some producer named Fanatic who has produced Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Anthony Hamilton, Raheem DeVaughn. The song is on his youtube page. go to www.youtube.com/alphabigmama The song is called "Test Drive".

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The_Big_Show wrote:
June 2008

Hands down there is no equal; greatest r&b singer of all time.

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new_jane_swing wrote:
May 2008

One of my hometown heroes! The B-lo loves ya,buddy! ^_^

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gigi519 wrote:
May 2008

J.P DeLaire New Minneapolis Genius http://www.last.fm/music/J.P.+DeLaire/In+My+Life

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haru72 wrote:
April 2008

amazing! love his voice;)

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JulianeJuly wrote:
April 2008

I <3 love songs! =)

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Cloud7Blue wrote:
April 2008

One of Greatest Male singers of our time Period >.<

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Urodin wrote:
April 2008

bullshit!

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