Anytime is the third studio album by American singer Brian McKnight . It was released by Mercury Records on September 23, 1997, in the United States. Following his moderately successful second album I Remember You (1995), McKnight consulted a wider range of collaborators to work with him on the album, including producers Sean Combs , Keith Thomas , Poke & Tone and songwriters Diane Warren , and Peter Black. While McKnight would provide most of the material by himself, Anytime deviated from the urban adult contemporary sound of his older work, with the former acts taking his music further into the hip hop soul genre.
24-415: Anytime may refer to: Anytime (Brian McKnight album) , and the title song Anytime (Eddy Arnold album) , 1956 Anytime , originally Slim Whitman Sings (1962 album) "Anytime" (1921 song) , a popular song by Herbert "Happy" Lawson "Anytime" (The Jets song) , 1988 "Anytime" (Koda Kumi song) , 2008 "Anytime", by McAuley Schenker Group from
48-532: A "collection of mostly tired joints [...] McKnight's solo effort pales in comparison to work by emerging-soul craftsmen like Eric Benét and Rahsaan Patterson ." In his consumer guide for The Village Voice , critic Robert Christgau gave Anytime a "cut" rating, indicating "an album that isn't worth your time or money – sometimes a Neither, more often a Dud." In the United States, Anytime became McKnight's highest-charting album yet, peaking at number 13 on
72-612: A 19th-century recording environment that is unique in the Nashville music scene. Christening the move into The Bennett House, Thomas gained his attention again to Amy Grant by writing and producing for her House of Love album. This album featured several hits for Thomas including the songs, " Lucky One ," and the title track, " House of Love ." Thomas produced the song " The Sweetest Days " for Vanessa Williams as well as records for James Ingram , Peabo Bryson , Deborah Cox , Regina Belle and Wendy Moten . In 1995, Thomas wrote and produced
96-482: A new twist [...] McKnight hasn't exhausted its possibilities yet – Anytime is as strong as its predecessor – but "You Should Be Mine" and "Hold Me" suggest that he may be better off pursuing a new, hip-hop-influenced direction." In a contemporary review, The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Anytime "signaled the start of a new phase in McKnight's career." In his review for Vibe , Darren McNeill called Anytime
120-693: A result of this relationship, BeBe & CeCe Winans earned four Grammy Awards, a nomination, and five Dove Awards . In 1989, he collaborated once more with BeBe Winans, this time co-writing Takin' a Chance, a Japan-exclusive single from Whitney Houston's third album, "I'm Your Baby Tonight". In 1991, Thomas crossed over into the world of mainstream pop when he partnered with longtime friend and Christian contemporary musician Amy Grant to collect their first No. 1, Top 40 hit, " Baby Baby ." Meanwhile, Thomas focused his music on former Miss America, soon to become global pop star and actress, Vanessa Williams . He produced five tracks on her Comfort Zone album including
144-510: A seven-year tenure as their staff writer and producer. During this time, Thomas produced over 16 albums for various artists earning over 20 No. 1 singles. Encouraged by this success, Thomas left Word and founded his own publishing and production company, Yellow Elephant Music, and began writing and producing music for BeBe and CeCe Winans . During their four album collaboration, the three sold over 3 million albums and had nine top 30 singles, six of which went top 10 and two of which went No. 1. As
168-452: A wider McKnight audience, McKnight elaborated in a 2012 interview: "If Anytime was the spark, then Back at One became the fire. I was doing things then that I had never done before, that an audience had never heard or seen." Anytime garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics . Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic felt that McKnight "continues with the mellow, romantic urban R&B that has become his trademark, but there's
192-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anytime (Brian McKnight album) Upon its release, the album garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics and broke into the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 , while becoming McKnight's first album to top the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. A steady seller, it was certified double platinum by
216-553: The Billboard 200 . McKnight's first album to do so, it also reached the top on Billboard ' s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, spending three weeks at number one. According to Soundscan , Anytime had sold 1.7 million copies by January 1999. It was eventually certified double pltianum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales in excess of 2.0 million copies. Billboard ranked
240-520: The Atlanta suburb of Conyers, Georgia , Thomas was singing lead for his father's gospel group by the age of 9. While still in high school, his ability as a keyboard player led him to recording sessions in the local Atlanta studios. Here, he came to the attention of country singer Ronnie Milsap . Thomas moved to Nashville as Milsap's first staff writer for his publishing company, Ronjoy Music. Shortly thereafter, Thomas signed on with Word Records and began
264-614: The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in May 1998. Since it was not released as a physical single, it was ineligible to chart on the Hot 100, but was still one of the most played songs on the radio during 1998. Anytime ' s third single "The Only One for Me" hit number 14 on the Rhythmic Top 40 , as again no physical single was released for it. The fourth and final single was "Hold Me" hit number 35 on
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#1732852405437288-418: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales in excess of 2.0 units, and spawned several singles, including the top 20 hit " You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) ". Anytime marked McKnight's last record with Mercury Records before moving to Motown Records . Anytime marked McKnight's third studio album with Mercury Records . While his previous album I Remember You (1995)
312-687: The Grammy-nominated band, Forever Jones ' album, Musical Revival released April 10, 2012 on EMI Records. He also reunited with Headley in 2012 to produce a project in conjunction with her lead role in the stage adaptation of The Body Guard , which opened in the UK, November 2012. The Whitney Houston tribute moves from the West End to Broadway in 2014. Thomas produced the title track and three additional songs for The Voice finalist Chris Mann 's 2012 debut album Roads on Universal Republic. In early 2013, Thomas
336-609: The Hot 100 and number 12 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs. The music video for "Hold Me" was released for the week ending on November 8, 1998. Samples Musicians Technical Shipments figures based on certification alone. Keith Thomas (record producer) Brian Keith Thomas is an American record producer and songwriter from Franklin, Tennessee . He founded the record label and artist management company Levosia Entertainment in 2003. He has received two Grammy Awards from six nominations. Born and raised in
360-684: The No. 1 hit, " Save the Best for Last ". These two No. 1 songs with Grant and Williams earned Thomas Grammy nominations for Producer of the Year , Song of the Year , and Record of the Year . Responding to the momentum created by this success, Thomas owned The Bennett House recording studio in Franklin, Tennessee. Twenty minutes from downtown Nashville, The Bennett House not only accommodates Thomas' personal project studio and administrative offices but also offers outside clients
384-539: The Wind ," for the multi-platinum selling motion picture soundtrack, Pocahontas . In 1997, Thomas completed tracks for Grant's next album, Behind the Eyes and Williams' follow up album, Next . He also produced records for Michael Bolton , Luther Vandross , Brian McKnight , Tamia and Puff Johnson . In early 1998, Thomas produced several songs for Williams and Jon Secada for the movie, Dance with Me . He also produced
408-460: The album Save Yourself , 1989 "Anytime" (Nu-Birth song) , 1997 "Anytime", by The Box Tops from Cry Like a Baby "Anytime", by Cheap Trick from the self-titled album "Anytime", by Eve 6, featured in the 2001 film Out Cold "Anytime", by Journey from Infinity "Anytime", by Kelly Clarkson from Thankful "Anytime", by My Morning Jacket from Z Anytime algorithm , in artificial intelligence Topics referred to by
432-535: The album fourth on its 1998 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart. The lead single " You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) " became McKnight's biggest hit in four years, peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It featured rapper Mase , whose own career was at its peak during 1997. The title track was an even bigger hit, reaching number 6 on
456-741: The hit song, " I Could Fall in Love ," for Selena . Selena thus became the first artist to place both a Spanish- and an English-language song in the top 10 of the Hot Latin Tracks chart. "I Could Fall in Love" became the fifth best-charting song from that chart in 1995 and remained the highest-charting English-language song for two years, until Celine Dion 's 1998 single " My Heart Will Go On " surpassed it when it peaked at number 1. The album, Dreaming of You , on which "I Could Fall in Love" appears, has now been certified 35x platinum. That year Thomas also produced Williams' Academy Award-winning single, " Colors of
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504-550: The song " You're Where I Belong ", written by Diane Warren for Trisha Yearwood for the movie Stuart Little . In early 2000, Thomas wrote and produced the hit song, " I Wanna Be with You ," for Mandy Moore . The song was featured in the Columbia Pictures film, Center Stage . In 2009, Thomas produced the Grammy Award-winning Heather Headley album, Audience of One . In 2012, Thomas produced
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#1732852405437528-515: The soundtrack Touched by an Angel featuring songs inspired by the popular TV series. On this project, Thomas worked with Deana Carter , Amy Grant, Faith Hill , Uncle Sam and Wynonna . Early in 1999, Thomas produced the track "Precious Wings" with actress/singer Tatyana Ali for the movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland . During that year he also produced tracks for Yolanda Adams , Wild Orchid and Vanessa Williams. Thomas also produced
552-409: The track, " I Do (Cherish You) ," for 98 Degrees ' multi-platinum album on Universal Records, 98° and Rising . The song was also featured in the movie, Notting Hill , that starred Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant . In addition, Thomas was nominated for a Grammy for Producer of the Year for the 1998 Grammy awards . In late 1998, Thomas served as the principal producer and co-executive producer for
576-574: Was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it only sold half as much as its predecessor Brian McKnight (1992). Feeling initially pressured after what he called "the pseudo-failure of the I Remember You album,” McKnight, who was used to writing and producing most of his music by himself, decided to work with a wider range of musicians on the Anytime , including Sean "Puffy" Combs , Keith Thomas , Poke & Tone , Diane Warren , and Peter Block. With Anytime exposing to
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