Back at One
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Back at One is an album by Brian McKnight
released September 21, 1999, by Motown. Certified triple platinum in the US, the album is his best-selling album with McKnight at the height of his career.
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
released September 21, 1999, by Motown. Certified triple platinum in the US, the album is his best-selling album with McKnight at the height of his career.
Track listing
All songs written by Brian McKnight, except where noted.- "Last Dance" (McKnight, Brandon Barnes) – 4:45
- "Stay" – 4:23
- "Played Yourself" (Jerkins, Harvey Mason Jr., Daniels, Jenkins III, McKnight)– 4:16
- "Back at OneBack at One (song)"Back at One" is a song written and recorded by American R&B singer Brian McKnight, and released as a single from his 1999 album Back at One. "Back at One" was a #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Later that same year country music singer Mark Wills released a cover version of the song,...
" – 4:20 - "Stay Or Let It Go" (Jenkins, Mason Jr., Daniels, Jenkins III, McKnight) – 4:40
- "6, 8, 12" (McKnight and Barnes) – 4:07
- "You Could Be The One" (McKnight, Anthony Nance) – 3:23
- "Shall We Begin" – 3:59
- "Gothic Interlude" – 1:00
- "Can You Read My Mind" (McKnight, Barnes) – 3:57
- "Lonely" – 4:26
- "Cherish" – 4:05
- "Home" – 4:22
Singles
- Stay Or Let It Go November 1999
- Back At One - May 23, 2000
- 6, 8, 12 - October 3, 2000
Personnel
- Anthony Nance: Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming
- Brian McKnight: Keyboards, Electric BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Drum Programming, PercussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - "McNoche": Guitars (tracks 2, 6, 8, 12)
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" Cumming: Guitars (track 11) - Greg Leisz: Pedal SteelPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
(track 6) - Wayne S. Rodrigues: Scratches (track 10)
- Bill K. Meyers: Orchestral Arrangements (tracks 4 & 13)
- Fred & Rodney Jerkins: Music Performance Credits on tracks 3 & 5
- Harvey Mason Jr. (credited for "additional music" on tracks 3 & 5, though his contributions are unclear)
Tracks 3 and 5
- Arranged By Brian McKnight, Lashawn Daniels, Fred & Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
- Vocals Produced By LaShawn Daniels; Music Produced By Fred & Rodney Jerkins
- Engineered & Mixed By Jean-Marie Horvat
Track 7
- Arranged By Brian McKnight
- Produced By Brian McKnight & Anthony Nance
- Engineered & Mixed By Chris Wood & Anthony Jeffries; assisted by Mary Ann Souza
All other tracks
- Arranged & Produced By Brian McKnight
- Engineered By Chris Wood, Dave Fredric, Mary-Ann Souza, Mick Guzauski, Tom Bender, Tommy Vicari, Anthony Jeffries, Jerry Christie, Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado & Dylan "3D3-D filmA 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
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