One Last Cry

"One Last Cry"
US cassette single and European CD single
Single by Brian McKnight
from the album Brian McKnight
B-side"Goodbye My Love"[2]
ReleasedMay 25, 1993 (1993-05-25)[1]
Recorded1991 (1991)[3]
Genre
Length4:55 (Album version)
4:26 (Single edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Brian McKnight
  • Brandon Barnes
  • Melanie Barnes[4]
Producer(s)
  • Brian McKnight
  • Brandon Barnes[5]
Brian McKnight singles chronology
"Love Is"
(1993) 		"One Last Cry"
(1993) 		"After the Love"
(1993)
Music video
"One Last Cry" on YouTube

"One Last Cry" is a song co-written and co-produced by Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes and Brian McKnight.[6] The song was performed by American contemporary R&B singer Brian McKnight, issued in May 1993 by Mercury Records as the fourth single from his eponymous debut album (1992). It was McKnight's first solo hit on the US Billboard Hot 100[7] and Cash Box Top 100, peaking at numbers 13 and 14.

Since its release, "One Last Cry" has been covered by several artists, including: Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Marina Elali, Martin Nievera, Billy Crawford, Nina, Sabrina, Heather Headley and Peck Palitchoke.[8]

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  3. ^ Promis, Jose F. "Brian McKnight - Brian McKnight | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Brian McKnight – One Last Cry (1993, CD)". Discogs.
  5. ^ "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "One Last Cry - Brian McKnight | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Brian McKnight | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Covers of One Last Cry by Brian McKnight | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 3, 2015.