Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Anytime gets. Anytime simply stated is one of Brian McKnight’s best CDs to date.
The CD launches with a great track, Anytime, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It’s a really nice track.
One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the way all of the participating artists seem to be really enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall presentation and you’ve got one of Brian McKnight’s most impressive releases ever.
I give Anytime my highest recommendation. It just plain belongs in any serious music collectors collection regardless of genre preference.
While the entire album is really very good the truly standout tracks are You Should Be Mine [track 3], Everytime We Say Goodbye [track 5], and I Belong To You [track 10].
My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1, Anytime. Great track!
Anytime Release Notes:
Brian McKnight originally released Anytime on Sep 23, 1997 on the Mercury label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Anytime
2. Could
3. You Should Be Mine (Don’t Waste Your Time) - (featuring Mase)
4. Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart
5. Everytime We Say Goodbye
6. You Got The Bomb
7. Hold Me
8. The Only One For Me
9. Til I Get Over You
10. I Belong To You
11. Jam Knock
12. When The Chariot Comes
Personnel includes: Brian McKnight (vocals, various instruments); Mase (rap vocals); Anthony Nance, Peter Black (various instruments); Tom Hemby (classical guitar); Jerry McPherson, Dann Huff (guitar); Keith Thomas (piano, synthesizer, bass programming); Cory Rooney (keyboards); Mark Hammond, Rodney Jerkins, Poke & Tone, The Characters (drum programming); Kelly Price, Lisa Cochran, Kim Fleming, Willie Max, DJ Clue, Troy Taylor (background vocals). Producers include: Brian McKnight, Sean Combs, Keith Thomas, Peter Black, Stevie J. Engineers include: Chris Wood, Axel Niehaus, Joe Perrera. Pricipally recorded at Backroom Studios, Glendale, California; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California; Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee; The Hit Factory and Crave Studios, New York, New York.