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Brian McKnight: Back At One
 Quiet Storm never dies, although many of its love-man
practitioners' discs blend together into a kind of ardent wallpaper. So it's a
bit of a surprise to find Brian McKnight's fourth album, Back at One asserting
itself as a committed, highly listenable sample of the genre. Putting his
writing skills to work, McKnight manages to make one midtempo plaint after
another stand out from its brothers on the disc. In combination with his
assured but never overbearing vocals, songs such as the title number,
"Last Dance," and "6, 8, 12" trump anything Babyface has
done lately. McKnight makes a big claim on the style with this excellent album.
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