Studio Album · No. 13
More Than Words Songwriting Credits by Brian McKnight
Produced by Brian McKnight
Mr. Sloane / E1
R&B
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 15 of 15 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 15 / 15 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Brian McKnight carries a lyricist or composer credit.
15 trackswritten by Brian McKnight
0 tracksoutside writers
Brian McKnight's roles on this album
Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
15
Tracks
4
Lyricists
1
Producers
26,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2013
Released
Data Insight
All fifteen tracks are his and eleven of them he wrote alone. The self-authorship keeps climbing as the audience shrinks, which is the shape of the whole second half of his career.
More Than Words came out on E1 in March 2013 and sold 26,000 in the United States, the lowest figure the discography records for him.
Track Listing & Credits 15 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors
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n/a
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U Turn
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Ten
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17%
I'll Be Home for Christmas
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2009
100%
Evolution of a Man
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2011
90%
Just Me
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2016
n/a
Better
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2017
n/a
Genesis
SoNo
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2020
92%
Exodus
SoNo
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Frequently Asked Questions More Than Words
Who wrote More Than Words?
Brian McKnight on all fifteen tracks, eleven of them by himself.
How did it sell?
26,000 in the United States.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article names no engineer.
Who produced it?
Brian McKnight, the whole album.
Is it a cover of the Extreme song?
No. The title track is his own song, not the 1990 Extreme single.
How long is the album?
58:02 across fifteen tracks.