Brian McKnight – Evolution of a Man [iTunes Plus AAC M4A] (2009)
Artist: Brian McKnight
Album: Evolution of a Man
Quality: iTunes Plus AAC M4A
Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Vocal, Contemporary R&B, Rock
Released: Oct 27, 2009
℗ 2009 Hard Work International & E1 Music
Album Review
Brian McKnight’s lone set of non-Christmas material for Warner Bros., 2006′s Ten, peaked exactly where his previous six proper albums topped out (within the Top Five of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart), yet he finds himself on E1 (formerly Koch) for Evolution of a Man. Though he has written and produced plenty of his own material in the past, he did it all on this one, and presumably provided much of its instrumentation. It’s a set that is predominantly slow, sparse, and intimate. Most of the album’s last two-thirds offers familiar McKnight fare — sensitive, soothing backdrops that are at least comforting when not uplifting. Earlier on, as well as in a couple instances deeper into the album, McKnight takes some risks with tracks that contain little more than pattering percussion and twinkling keyboards; here, the sonics are more memorable than the songs, and not much of the album as a whole holds up to repeated ing. Some of McKnight’s devoted fanbase will find the album rather fascinating since it’s a change of pace, more a collection of loose sketches than a highly polished set.
Track List
1. The Brian Mcknight Show 1:28
2. Justalittlebit 4:18
3. Ibetchaneva 4:21
4. Whati’vebeenwaiting4 4:00
5. Whenurlovinme 4:06
6. Neversaygoodbye 4:00
7. Staytuned 0:14
8. Next2u 4:32
9. Imissu 3:49
10. Alwaysbemybaby 3:27
11. Babyit’su 3:51
12. While 4:21
13. Another You 3:21
14. Not Alone