Brian Mcknight
一首抒情经典“Back At One”蝉联流行单曲榜亚军达8周之久、多次葛莱美奖提名、一座全美音乐奖、一座百视达巨星奖以及一座 NAACP形象奖和灵魂列车音乐奖最佳男歌手殊荣，这就是被誉为巧克力情歌手的Brian McKnight。
Brian McKnight于1969年6月5日出生于美国纽约市， 全家人都是当地教堂唱诗班的成员，祖父更是担任指挥。 在这种宗教信仰的熏陶下，Brian McKnight从中了解到了其他音乐知识， 很小就开始尝试写一些简单的曲子，并组织了自己的乐队，并且开始在本地演出。 18岁时加入了哥哥Claude所在的的Take 6乐团， 与唱片公司签约出专辑。Brian Mcknight还曾经在音乐与篮球间徘徊不定， 但最终出于对音乐的忠爱，当然还是放弃了篮球。
Mercury Records总裁Ed Eckstine非常欣赏他的嗓音， 并在两个星期内与签约，推出单曲《The Way Love Goes》。此首单曲在Billboard R&B榜上停留了19周，最高升至Top 11。之后与黑人女歌手Vanessa Williams合作的《Love Is》，虽然在R&B榜上无名， 但在流行榜上夺下季军位置。
1995年， Brian McKnight推出第二张专辑《I Remember You》，其中有5首单曲都打进Billboard R&B榜前20。 这时Brian McKnight已确立了自己在乐坛的地位。 在发行了登上全美销售榜前20位的第三张专辑《Anytime》后，Brian McKnight转投至著名黑人音乐唱片Motown Records，并推出了圣诞专辑《Bethlehem》。 随后在1999年推出了大受欢迎的《Back at One》，专辑在短短几周内就攀升到全美销售榜亚军的宝座。去年又推出了《Superhero》依旧成功。
如果你喜欢R&B，如果你喜欢黑人那浑厚美妙的嗓音，就听听巧克力情歌圣手Brian McKnigh的声音吧！
陶曾在<I'M OK>LIVE演唱会上现场唱了他的《One Last Cry》,记得当时还翻唱了一首STING的经典歌曲!!
官方网站:
http://www.brian-mcknight.com/
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Brian McKnight
2005-2-8
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唱片介绍
Just like many artist, Brian has grown into his music. Since the past couple of cd's he as made several transformations. First he was more the surrogate father, bellowing out sappy love songs for couples, then after the divorce he went through a slight thug faze, which did not fit and now he has found his niche as one of R&B premiere crooners, rivaling such artist as Gerald Levert and the likes.
和很多歌手一样，Brian从小就收到音乐的熏陶。而在过去的专辑中他的音乐也有着很大的变化。最早他是个为情… Just like many artist, Brian has grown into his music. Since the past couple of cd's he as made several transformations. First he was more the surrogate father, bellowing out sappy love songs for couples, then after the divorce he went through a slight thug faze, which did not fit and now he has found his niche as one of R&B premiere crooners, rivaling such artist as Gerald Levert and the likes.
和很多歌手一样，Brian从小就收到音乐的熏陶。而在过去的专辑中他的音乐也有着很大的变化。最早他是个为情侣们唱着煽情情歌的歌手，后来婚姻的失败使他一度低蘼，现在的他又在找到了自己，成为了可以与Gerald Levert并列的R&B歌手。
"What We Do Here" the first single has gotten tremendous airplay and will be an R&B staple
"What We Do Here"， 第一首单曲得到了很多电台的青睐，是首极好的典型R&B歌曲。
"Every time You Go Away" reminds me of Jagged Edges' "Lets Get Married" and seems to have the same harmony, yet it is a stand out on the cd.
"Every time You Go Away"，让我有点想起了Jagged Edges以前演唱的 "Lets Get Married"，不过听起来歌词更加诙谐，算是CD里的一首佳作。
"Grown Man Business" is a nice mid-tempo jam and sure to be a single.
"Grown Man Business"， 是一首中速的爵士色彩的R&B，不用说也知道是这张专辑的主打。
"Everything I Do" could easily be a Maxwell cut. Brian does a good job at maintaining a falsetto sound without being cartoonish or vocally challenged.
"Everything I Do"，Brian在这首歌里在防止自己的声音变成像卡通人物一样，对声线控制是个很大的挑战，在这个情况下很好的保持了假声的效果。
"Here with You" is a mid tempo cut with great vocal range. It is actually one of my fav on the cd.
"Here with You"， 是一首中速的歌曲，很好的表现了他宽阔的声域。是我在整个专辑中的最爱之一。
"All Over Now" hits close to an urban sound. But sounds more like filler.
"All Over Now"， 一首很接近Urban音乐的歌曲。
"She" is one the few up-tempo cuts, but a step down from a dance track. I think McKnight it at his best at ballads. One of the two cuts featuring rappers and this one includes Talib Kweli, an artist I had never heard of until now.
"She"，是一首很少有的快节奏单曲，不过离作为舞曲还是很远的。觉得Brian还是比较适合唱民谣类的歌曲。专辑里有两首歌用请来饶舌歌手作为客串，这首歌就请来了Talib Kweli，一个我从来没听过的人…
"Come Back" is ok but not a stand out track
"Come Back", 一首只能说还可以的单曲，没什么特色。
Whatcha Gonna Do - features Juvenile and the 2nd cut to include a rapper.
Whatcha Gonna Do，请来了饶舌歌手Juvenile合唱。
"Your Song" makes you wonder whom McKnight is singing to...could it be his ex-wife or a past love. The lyrics deal with his decision to write and dedicate song to the one he loves.
"Your Song"，让人都觉得很好奇的想问McKnight，“这首歌是唱给谁的啊？”嘻嘻，人总是很八卦一点的了。也许是唱给他的前妻的，或者以前的那段爱情故事。歌词写出了他对那段爱情的感受。
"Me and You" the one and only gospel cut seems to be a personal testimony to Mc's relationship with his God. It is nice for those moments of reflection of the love of Christ. Also one of my favorite.
"Me and You"， 专辑中唯一一首有宗教色彩的歌曲，歌曲中讲诉了Brain和他心中的神的关系。偶尔听一下这样的歌曲感觉还是很不错的，也是一首我很喜欢的单曲。
I find that Brian has found niche on this cd. He is romantic without being overt and filthy. The lyrics are for the mature and those who can appreciate grown folks grime. He has added a little rap flava to keep the cd balanced and has even included a gospel track on the end. Besides being one of the finest brutha to grace a cd cover and a finer chocolate' in person, he has great style and music selection. His voice is versatile without being one-dimensional. I highly recommend spending a night with this cd. Even though this cd is not a masterpiece, it is worth the small amount of cash.
这张新专辑里Brian做的蛮成功的。他的浪漫爱情显得那么纯洁，歌词中显示了他的成熟。专辑中加入了一些饶舌的特色，还有及其少见宗教色彩，整个专辑显得十分均衡。Brian又一次证明了自己作为当今顶极R&B歌手之一的实力，他的风格和对乐曲的选择都是那么一流。他的声音是那么多元化，多层次。我极力推荐大家用一个晚上来好好享受这张专辑，尽管这张专辑不是经典之作，不过花上一点小钱还是很物有所值的！
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