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On his third album, Anytime, Brian McKnight continues with the mellow, romantic urban R&B that has become his trademark, but there's a new twist. Most of the album consists of songs he has written and produced, but "You Should Be Mine," the first single pulled from Anytime, is produced by Puff Daddy and features a rap by Mase. On paper, the pairing seems a little crass and commercial, but it works surprisingly well, as does "Hold Me," which was co-written by Mary J. Blige and features Trackmasterz. These cuts are fresher than the rest of the album, which is stuck in early-'90s swingbeat -- while that sounds good, it's also beginning to sound a little tired and predictable. McKnight hasn't exhausted its possibilities yet -- Anytime is as strong as its predecessor -- but "You Should Be Mine" and "Hold Me" suggest that he may be better off pursuing a new, hip-hop-influenced direction.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Anthony Nance, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ed Rasso, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Tom Bender, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Mase, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, ComposerLyricist - Joe Pererra, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Price, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Stevie J, Producer - Steve A. Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Andy Cardenas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Axel Neihaus, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Meredith, Unknown, Other
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Keith Thomas, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Bill Whittington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bender, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Fleming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Nance, ComposerLyricist - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ed Rasso, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ed Rasso, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Kern, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cory Rooney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troutman, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist - Mary J. Blige, ComposerLyricist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - Troutman, ComposerLyricist - Shirley Murdock, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Poke, Producer - Rich Travali, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samuel J. "Tone" Barnes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier, ComposerLyricist - Ronald R. Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Poke & Tone, Producer - Willie Max, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DJ (Step Up!) Clue, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Nance, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ed Rasso, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ed Rasso, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Kern, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Black, Producer, Mixer, Mix Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Doug Elkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Braunt Biles, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Troy Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Smith, ComposerLyricist - Carl Nappa, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Logus, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - THE CHARACTERS, Producer, Co-Producer - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Tom Bender, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Doug Elkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Bartlett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Chavez, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Albert Castillo, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE CHAVEZ, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Premro Smith, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Tristan Jones, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Eightball, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mo-Suave, Producer - Simone Cullins Jr., Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Kobe Bryant, FeaturedArtist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel J. "Tone" Barnes, Producer, Remixer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Poke & Tone, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Katrese Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Herb Trawick, Producer, Executive Producer - Bruce Carbone, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mase, ComposerLyricist - Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - P. Diddy, Producer - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Price, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mickey P., Producer, Additional Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve A. Jordan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mase, ComposerLyricist - Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rookee, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - June Rollocks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - P. Diddy, Producer - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Price, ComposerLyricist - Van Der Toorn, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve A. Jordan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - B.B.E., Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
On his third album, Anytime, Brian McKnight continues with the mellow, romantic urban R&B that has become his trademark, but there's a new twist. Most of the album consists of songs he has written and produced, but "You Should Be Mine," the first single pulled from Anytime, is produced by Puff Daddy and features a rap by Mase. On paper, the pairing seems a little crass and commercial, but it works surprisingly well, as does "Hold Me," which was co-written by Mary J. Blige and features Trackmasterz. These cuts are fresher than the rest of the album, which is stuck in early-'90s swingbeat -- while that sounds good, it's also beginning to sound a little tired and predictable. McKnight hasn't exhausted its possibilities yet -- Anytime is as strong as its predecessor -- but "You Should Be Mine" and "Hold Me" suggest that he may be better off pursuing a new, hip-hop-influenced direction.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:44
- Main artists: Brian McKnight
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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