''Better'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer
Brian McKnight
Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. (born Brian Kelly McKnight; June 5, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist. An Contemporary R&B, R&B performer, he is recognized for his strong ...
. It was released on February 26, 2016, on his own label, Brian McKnight Music.
The album features the singles "Uh Oh Feeling" and "Better".
Critical reception
In his review for
Allmusic
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, editor Andy Kellman wrote that "''Better'' is filled with lively songs that are well crafted but don't seem the least bit fussed over. McKnight sounds like he's having as much fun as ever, gleefully flitting from falsetto disco-funk jams to lonesome, modern country-flavored ballads."
In his review for
SoulTracks
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, Justin Kantor wrote: "Stylistically, ''Better'' demonstrates that McKnight is able to absorb a variety of influences and still sound comfortable (for the most part) within contexts outside of romantic slow-jams or funky-jazzy midtempos. Yet during that process, he sometimes loses his knack for what he does best while trying to prove his versatility. Thus, ''Better'' is, indeed, a subjective title choice for a set that surely surpasses 2013’s ''
More Than Words
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'' in quality, but doesn’t come anywhere close to the merit of 1995’s ''
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Music Albums
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* ''I Remember You'' (Brian McKnight album), 1995
* ''I Remember You'' (Jo Stafford album), 2002
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'' or 2006’s ''
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Track listing
Charts
References
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2016 albums
Brian McKnight albums
Albums produced by Brian McKnight