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Brian McKnight found a good pattern for his releases after 1997's Anytime, which featured the breakout hip-hop crossover "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)." After that, he usually made concessions to changing trends in R&B (since a few changeups are good for any artist), but dedicated most of his records to the type of smooth jams he loves to sing and his fans love to hear. U Turn isn't the change of direction hinted at in the title; in fact, it's very close to format, with a pair of rap features (for Nelly and Fabolous) but plenty of space for McKnight's earnest, heartfelt crooning. Over half the album was not only written by McKnight but performed and produced by him as well, and although his writing is among the best in R&B, the backing tracks are bland meldings of piano, synthesized strings, and canned beats. No surprise then, that the best tracks here are the ones where he can focus on his voice, like the classic regret ballad "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda," the backing left in the capable hands of veterans Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason Jr. The rap crossovers are solid, more than just pairings with commercial successes; loved-up rappers like Nelly and Fabolous work well rhyming over McKnight, and the Rockwilder production on the title track is a good match with an R&B singer.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Damon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Mason Jr., ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Anthony Nance, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rich Travali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joint Custody, Producer - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Hollywood, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Yaron Fuchs, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hiro Hotta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Dawkins, ComposerLyricist - Damon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Nathan East, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Mason Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Producer, Unknown, Other - Dabling Harward, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Russell, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dixon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Willoughby, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Willoughby, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Prescott Ellison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nunzio Signore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Flowers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Christie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Loftlin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Neal Pogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Reverberi, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tyrese Gibson, FeaturedArtist - Javier Carrion, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Meyers, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tank, FeaturedArtist - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE Churchyard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Thomas, FeaturedArtist - Joe, FeaturedArtist - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wil Donovan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Willoughby, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Randolph, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Brown Jr., Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andres J. Saavedra, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Bill Meyers, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bender, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE Churchyard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wil Donovan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Randolph, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Brown Jr., Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ALVIN CHEA, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter Andre, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Brandon Barnes, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rockwilder, Producer - Vanessa Marquez, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fabolous, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Koch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Six John, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, ComposerLyricist - Nick Cohen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Rossi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob "Bassy" Brockman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Bill Meyers, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE Churchyard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wil Donovan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Willoughby, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Randolph, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Brown Jr., Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kirk Franklin, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Greene, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prescott Ellison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mimi "Audia" Parker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Ann Souza, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Christie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Album review
Brian McKnight found a good pattern for his releases after 1997's Anytime, which featured the breakout hip-hop crossover "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)." After that, he usually made concessions to changing trends in R&B (since a few changeups are good for any artist), but dedicated most of his records to the type of smooth jams he loves to sing and his fans love to hear. U Turn isn't the change of direction hinted at in the title; in fact, it's very close to format, with a pair of rap features (for Nelly and Fabolous) but plenty of space for McKnight's earnest, heartfelt crooning. Over half the album was not only written by McKnight but performed and produced by him as well, and although his writing is among the best in R&B, the backing tracks are bland meldings of piano, synthesized strings, and canned beats. No surprise then, that the best tracks here are the ones where he can focus on his voice, like the classic regret ballad "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda," the backing left in the capable hands of veterans Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason Jr. The rap crossovers are solid, more than just pairings with commercial successes; loved-up rappers like Nelly and Fabolous work well rhyming over McKnight, and the Rockwilder production on the title track is a good match with an R&B singer.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:12
- Main artists: Brian McKnight
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown (Mercury)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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