Jordan Knight (album)
Jordan Knight is the eponymous debut album by New Kids on the Block frontman Jordan Knight, released in 1999. Knight co-produced eight of the eleven tracks on the album with help from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and a then unknown Robin Thicke. The album sold over 500,000 copies in the US alone and reached #29 on the Billboard 200.
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| Released | May 25, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Flyte Tyme (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 50:16 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Jordan Knight, Stevie Bensusen, Claudio Cueni, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Pro J, Robin Thicke, Donnie Wahlberg | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ link |
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 on MTV, as well as BET and VH1. The album was certified Gold months after its release.
In Asia, Knight and boy-band 98 Degrees headlined a tour in support of their albums.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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[2]
- "Don't Run" contains a sample of "Shook Ones (Part II)", as performed by Mobb Deep[1]
- "Close My Eyes" contains a sample of "Dust in the Wind", as performed by Kansas[2]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes[1]
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
- Robin Thicke - keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
- Pro-Jay – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
- Claudio Cueni – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
- Alex Richbourg – drum programming
- Stokley Williams – percussion
- Armand Sabalecco – bass
- Scott Kennedy – bass
- Big Jim Wright – piano
- Mike Scott – guitar
- Bobby B. Keyes – guitar
- Brion James – guitar
- Tyrone Chase – guitar
- Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing
- Bill Malina – engineer
- Miguel Pessoa – engineer
- Lior Goldenberg – engineer
- Claudio Cueni – engineer
- Will Pyon – engineer
- Mike Tucker – engineer
- Bray Merritt – engineer
- Evan Py – engineer
- Xavier Smith – mixing
- Claudio Cueni – mixing
- Joe Smith – mixing
- Jordan Knight – executive producer
- Miguel Melendez – executive producer
- Facet NY/LA – art direction
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 29 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Jordan Knight – Jordan Knight. (CD liner notes). Interscope Records INTD-90322
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jordan Knight – Jordan Knight". studio album. allmusic.com.
- "Jordan Knight Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- "American album certifications – Jordan Knight – Jordan Knight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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