Jordan Knight (album)

Jordan Knight

Studio album by Jordan Knight

Released

May 25, 1999

Recorded

1998-1999

Genre

Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, R&B, soul

Length

48:16

Label

Interscope

Producer

Jordan Knight (also exec.), Stevie Bensusen, Claudio Cueni, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Miguel Melendez (exec.), Pro J, Robin Thicke, Donnie Wahlberg

Jordan Knight chronology

Jordan Knight
(1999)

Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block: The Remix Album
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	C+ link

Jordan Knight is the eponymous debut album from former New Kids on the Block member, Jordan Knight. Jordan Knight co-produced 8 of the 11 tracks on the disc with help from Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and a soon-to-be-known artist, Robin Thicke. The album sold over 500,000 copies in the US alone and reached #29 in the Billboard 200.

Release

The album was released in 1999 at the height of MTV pop culture. The first single, "Give It to You" received heavy radio airplay and rotation in MTV. The album was certified Gold months after its release.

In Asia, Knight and boyband 98 Degrees headlined a tour in support of their albums.

Singles

Give It To You - February 16, 1999
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - July 20, 1999

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Give It to You"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Jordan Knight, Robin Thicke	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:49
2.	"A Different Party"	Harris III, Lewis, Knight, Thicke	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:47
3.	"Change My Ways"	Thicke, Bobby B. Keyes	Thicke, Knight (co.), Pro J (co.)	4:43
4.	"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"	Prince	Thicke, Knight	4:05
5.	"Finally Finding Out"	Knight, Thicke, Keyes, Armand Sabalecco	Thicke, Knight	4:04
6.	"Broken by You"	Harris III, Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:22
7.	"Don't Run"	Knight, Thicke	Thicke, Knight, Donnie Wahlberg	4:46
8.	"Separate Ways"	Thicke, Knight, Alan Thicke, Brennan Thicke	Thicke, Knight (co.)	4:29
9.	"Close My Eyes"	Harris III, Lewis, Knight, Thicke	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:14
10.	"When You're Lonely"	Knight, Stevie Bensusen	Claudio Cueni, Bensusen, Knight (co.)	4:45
11.	"Give It to You" (95 South remix)	Harris III, Lewis, Knight, Thicke	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Cueni (add.), Knight (add.), Artice Bartley (remix), Carlos Spencer (remix)	5:12

European bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Can I Come Over Tonight"	Thicke	Thicke, Knight (co.)	4:25

Notes

Credits adapted from liner notes and Allmusic.^[1]^[2]
"A Different Party" contains a sample of "Green-Eyed Lady", as performed by Sugarloaf^[3]
"Don't Run" contains a sample of "Shook Ones (Part II)", as performed by Mobb Deep^[4]
"Close My Eyes" contains a sample of "Dust in the Wind", as performed by Kansas^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes^[6] and Discogs^[7]

Keyboards and synthesizers: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Robin Thicke, Pro-Jay, Claudio Cueni
Drum programming: Alex Richbourg, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Robin Thicke, Pro-Jay, Claudio Cueni
Percussion: Stokley Williams
Bass: Armand Sabalecco, Scott Kennedy
Piano: Big Jim Wright
Guitar: Mike Scott, Bobby B. Keyes, Brion James, Tyrone Chase
Recording engineer: Steve Hodge, Bill Malina, Miguel Pessoa, Lior Goldenberg, Claudio Cueni, Will Pyon, Mike Tucker, Bray Merritt, Evan Py
Mixing: Steve Hodge, Xavier Smith, Claudio Cueni, Joe Smith
Executive producer: Jordan Knight, Miguel Melendez
Art Direction: FACET NY/LA

References

↑ Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight. (CD liner notes). Interscope Records INTD-90322
↑ "Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight". studio album. allmusic.com.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight". album review. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5/6/2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight. (CD liner notes). Interscope Records INTD-90322
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight". album review. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5/6/2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
↑ Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight. (CD liner notes). Interscope Records INTD-90322
↑ "Jordan Knight - Jordan Knight". studio album. discogs.com. Retrieved 5/6/2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)