In 1999 McKnight released his most successful release with "Back at One" which sold over three million copies and went triple platinum. Later that year McKnight signed with Motown and soon after released a Christmas album titled “Bethlehem” featuring renditions of classic Christmas carols. His 1997 Grammy nominated album "Anytime" sold over two million copies and won him Best Male Video at MTV VMA's in 1998. In 1992, McKnight released his self-titled debut album with the top twenty ballad "One Last Cry" showcasing his incredible talent reminiscent of soul stars Luther Vandross and Babyface. Starting off in church choirs, when McKnight's brothers band Take 6 signed a record deal in 1990 with Warner Brothers, he was encouraged to pursue his own music by getting his demos out there which eventaully led to him signing with Wing Records, a subsidiary of Mercury at the age of 19.
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