Icon: Love Songs

Performer: Brian McKnight
Producer: Brian McKnight...
Distributor: Universal Music Distribut

Notes: It's not as if Icon: Love Songs is necessary to distinguish itself from McKnight's abundant socio-political, novelty, and hate-spewing material, but the disc does avoid the uptempo singles, emphasizing the singer's romantic ballads. It's a decent, if stylistically focused, sampler of McKnight's catalog through his Mercury and Motown years, touching upon his 1992 debut through 2005's Gemini. Not all of his Top 20 R&B singles are here, but it does contain the likes of "One Last Cry," "Crazy Love," "Anytime," "The Only One for Me," and "Back at One." His cover of "Distant Lover," taken from the Marvin Is 60 tribute album, is a smart inclusion. ~ Andy Kellman

Brian McKnight was one of the key figures in establishing the romantic, ballad-heavy sound that dominated R&B for much of the 1990s. Born in Buffalo, NY, McKnight is the brother of Take 6 founder Claude McKnight, and shares their gospel and jazz influences, even though he's assimilated these into a more overtly commercial style. Over the years, McKnight garnered Grammy nominations by the truckload, and has collaborated with everyone from Nelly to Kirk Franklin, scoring countless hits along the way.

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