The R&B icon is taking it back to basics with his 13th studio album, which he explains is “creating music like we did 20 years ago-completely organic, all real instruments, zero auto tune.” The soulful new album, which will be released on Feb. One quibble, though: this would've been the perfect disc to anthologize his popular version of the Christmas chestnut "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, 16 Grammy nominations, and having collaborated with everyone from Christina Aguilera to Celine Dion to Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight is not only getting better with age, but also with life, love and music-all of which he explores on his most heartfelt album to date, Better. What makes this a better compilation than ones on most other artists is the fact that Brian McKnight albums tended to have far too much filler to justify getting into the records on their own. The song selections are quite good, ably showing McKnight's technically perfect and artistically pleasing voice to good effect. McKnight also proved amenable to adding hip-hop beats and contemporary productions comparatively early in his career, and the collection follows this angle as well.
Most of his material has the sound of soulful adult contemporary, as on quite a few tracks compiled here: "One Last Cry," "Crazy Love," and "Love Is" (the latter featuring Vanessa Williams). Thirteen years is a long time in urban/R&B circles, which leaves the rangy career of Brian McKnight sounding like the work of several different artists when compiled in a package like From There to Here: 1989-2002. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. One quibble, though: this would've been the perfect disc to anthologize his popular version of the Christmas chestnut "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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