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 listening.
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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JustAlittleBitBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | ibetchanevaBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | whenURlovinMEBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | neversaygoodbyeBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | staytunedBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 00:14 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | next2UBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | ImissUBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | babyit'sUBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | whileBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Another YouBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Not AloneBrian McKnight | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | What I've Been Waiting For | Brian McKnight | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 292 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel Dann | A&R |
| 2 | Marleny Dominguez | Label Direction |
| 3 | John Franck | Marketing, Video Producer |
| 4 | Paul Grosso | Art Direction, Design |
| 5 | Christian Lantry | Photography |
| 6 | Brian McKnight | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 7 | Brian McKnight Jr. | Engineer |
| 8 | Jane Minovskaya | Producer |
| 9 | Arnold Mischkulnig | Mastering, Mixing |
| 10 | Dave Pensado | Mixing |
| 11 | Regena Ratcliffe | Producer |
| 12 | Deborah Rigaud | Legal Counsel, Music Business Affairs |
| 13 | Chris Wood | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |