This is the Brian Mcknight that I love to listen to.

1.All Night Long - Upbeat song with Nelly

2.Back Seat (Getting Down)- Kind of mid-tempo..talks about in the back seat getting down if you know what he means.

3.Try Our Love Again - kind of sounds like the music from an old Janet Jackson and Dave Hollister song mixed. One of my favorites.

4.Where Do We Go From Here - mid-tempo..When him and his girl break up.

5.Been So Long - faster than usual Brian. Not a stand out track

6.Good Enough - GREAT SONG. It features Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese, and Tank on this song. MY FAVORITE.

7.Someday, Someway, Somehow- good slow Brian Mcknight music. Good song

8.For the Rest of My Life- slow. Good Song

9.If It Was Cool - too upbeat for a Brian Mcknight song

10. U Turn - Upbeat song with Fabolous

11.So Sorry - slow Good song

12.One of the Ones Who Did - this is a song that talks about the war. Being right with Jesus and it features Kirk Franklin. Great Song

Overall i loved this album. There are probably just 2 songs that didnt appeal to me. GO BUY IT.

This is Mr. McKnight's first CD since he had a divorce from his long time wife, and it shows on this album. The somber mood of a man that did wrong can be found on about half the songs on the album, including "Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda", "Try our Love Again", "Someday, Someway, Somehow", and the song that can only be meant for one person, simply titled "I'm Sorry". Though the enviroment of much of the CD is sad, they say your best work comes from the heart, and Brian doesn't let down. The Soul of the album doesn't leave the lovers hanging though. "Back Seat" is an ode to Marvin Gaye as his soulful howls in the backround are reminiscent of "Lets get it on", and Brian brings himself and 4 of the biggest names in R&B (Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese, and Tank) to make the women beg for it in "Good Enough". B McNeasy doesn't forget to make you dance with club hoppers like "All Night Long" w/ Nelly and the title track w/ Fabolous. All and all, you can tell the man is hurting, but everything that is in him, makes great music.

Chances are if you've heard of Brian McKnight, you've heard the beautiful song "Back At One" from his mulitiplatinum status album of the same name. However, he's two albums that followed ulitmately lacked his usual soulfullness, which makes him stand out as one of the kings of R&B. He clearly decided to switch directions as implied in the title "U Turn."

The album kicks off with a nice song "All Night Long" featuring Nelly, which is not really crucial to the rest of the album. He follows up with a true R.Kelly type song with "Back Seat," which I find suprisingly enjoyable and mood setting. The album then reaches its strongest points with "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda," a song similar to "6,8,12" in subject matter, but far supperior in voice and lyrics. Songs like "Try Our Love Again" are very decent songs that fill to the next climax of the album with another comma infested title "Someday,someway,somehow." "If it was cool is another solid sound, and the album fails to lage at all truthfully.

Therefore, if you enjoy the soft and smooth voice of Brian McKnight whatsoever, I recommend buying this album as soon as possible.

Stand Out Tracks:
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
Someday, Someway, Somehow
Back Seat
Where Do We Go from Here
Try Our Love Again

I had really lost my feeling for Brian after the dismal - I don't care what anyone else says - Superhero. I didn't think that he would recover from that one,... but he proved me wrong and I'm so happy to admit it. This CD is great back-to-back; you know how hard it is to just let a CD play all the way through without skipping a song or two... you won't do this here. Yes, this album is after his divorce, but in an interview he said that only the song I'm Sorry is directly to his ex-wife - someone as artistic as Brian probably takes his musical cues from several events in his life.
1. All Night Long w/Nelly - Makes you want to get on the floor and move.
2. Back Seat (Gettin' Down) - A smooth groove... not quite a slow song, but definitely a mellow song to reminisce about someone you may want to get down with.
3. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda - The first big hit (the video makes not sense to the song - the girl is supposed to be leaving him in the song... not and emotional pull like getting killed)
4. Try Our Love Again - Starts off just like STAY from Back at One (a little clunky, but decent)
5. Where Do We Go From Here - MY FAVORITE: This song starts off like a big band sound and has soooo much feeling. Very moving.
6. Been So Long - I have to say this: He bit off Musiq with this one. Sounds ALOT like Sunshine. (The talky way Musiq sings a story-type song)
7. Good Enough (Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese, Tank) - This is very sexy... Like Carl Thomas' Emotional. (Tank is pretty weak, though.)
8. Someday, Someway, Shomehow - BEAUTIFUL!!! I love this song. A PERFECT ballad if there ever was one. You sit and think about the lost loves in your life - very unproductive and sad, but you just can't help it.
9. For The Rest of My Life - Weakest song (Like Every Beat of My Heart from I Remember You album... but not as good)
10. If It was Cool - Another bite... off Prince this time. It's jazzy and cool (when we all liked and understood Prince's music). This song is about infidelity with a married woman... that he thinks about, but he "don't get down that way".
11. U Turn (Fabolous & Six John - who is this guy?) Very hip-hop, reminds me of Drumline at the Bayou Classic.
12. So Sorry - Another beautiful ballad - tugs at the heart like After The Love from the Brian McKnight (1st) album.
13. One of The One's Who Did - I always look forward to the gospel songs on this CD's, I wish that he would just compile them into one so I can listen to them over and over. This is just a good as The Day The Earth Stood Still (Anytime album).
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Brian McKnight has been putting it down since 1992 with classics such as "The Way Love Goes", "One Last Cry", "Never Felt This Way", "Love Is" w/Vanessa Williams,"Crazy Love","Anytime", "Back At One","Stay", etc. However, with the success of his 4th CD "Back At One" still fresh in his head, it sounded as if Brian McKnight decided that he was going to take the commercial route with his 5th release, "Superhero". While I enjoyed songs such as the 1st single, "Love Of My Life", "Get Over You", "The Biggest Part Of Me", and "When Will I See You Again", it seems as if "Superhero" was made to mimic the commercial success of "Back At One". "Back At One" was a r&b CD that crossed over commercially because of the hit title track where as "Superhero" sounded like a commercial record that lacked the soul r&b sound of the previous Brian McKnight CDs. However, with his new release "U Turn", Brian has done just that and gone back to his r&b roots. Brian McKnight is at his best, in my opinion, when he is singing one of his legendary slow jams and on "U Turn" he has crafted several masterpieces. With his 1st single, "Shoulda Woulda Coulda", Brian regrets the way that he treated a particular woman and he goes back in time to see what he could have done to treat her better. On "Where Do We Go From Here", the beat for the slow jam will remind you of Mary J. Blige's "The Love I Never Had" from her "Mary" CD. However, when you hear the passionate sounds coming from Mr. McKnight the last thing you will remember when you hear the words will be the beat. "Try Our Love Again", "Someday, Someway, Somehow" and "So Sorry" follow the same pattern as the previous two songs that I have mentioned. Not to speculate but it seems as if Brian received the fuel from these songs because of his recent divorce. These 5 slow jams will have you thinking of his best two songs ever created, in my opinion, which are "Anytime" and "One Last Cry". Kirk Franklin stops by to join Brian on "One Of The One's Who Did". This song will remind you of R Kelly's "A Soldier's Heart" as Kirk and Brian pay tribute to all the service men and women that are over in Iraq fighting in the war and their family and friends. This is a very powerful track. The best song on "U Turn" is clearly "Good Enough" which also features an all star cast of Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese, and Tank. Usually the only time you can get a cast like this together is if someone is doing a tribute song to support a worthy cause. On "Good Enough" the 5 singers collaborate to sing a song about a man and a woman deciding when the right time is to take the next step in the relationship by making love. Once you hear this track you will definitely realize that Brian McKnight is back for good. He also brings the uptempo tracks as he always does: Nelly stops through to feature on "All Night Long", Fabolous and Six John stop by on the title track and "Been So Long" also will have you on the dance floor. "If It Was Cool" will put you in the mode of the classic jazz r&b style that Brian McKnight displayed on his 1st CD with "Is The Feeling Gone" and "Back Seat (Getting Down)" will remind you of previous slow jams "Your Love Is Oooh" and Superhero's "When You Wanna Come". "U Turn" is possibly Brian McKnight's best CD since his debut release. This is a very well rounded CD and I am glad that Brian decided to go back to his roots of r&b and not take the easy way out. Any fan of his previous CDs can not afford to miss out on "U Turn".

James' Top 5

1) Good Enough w/Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese & Tank
2) Where Do We Go From Here
3) Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
4) Someday, Someway, Somehow
5) Back Seat (Getting Down)