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"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"
Released	May 25, 1993
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B; pop; quiet storm; soul;
Length	4:55 (Album version); 4:26 (Single edit)
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Brian McKnight; Brandon Barnes; Melanie Barnes;
Producer(s)	Brian McKnight; Brandon Barnes;
Brian McKnight singles chronology
Music video
	"One Last Cry" on YouTube

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"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]

Personnel

Clare Fischer – string arrangement
Brian McKnight – keyboards
John Willis – acoustic guitar

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Leta Warner.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	53
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[12]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	8
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[15]	18
US Cash Box Top 100^[16]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[18]	36

References

^ "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ Promis, Jose F. "Brian McKnight - Brian McKnight | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Brian McKnight – One Last Cry (1993, CD)". Discogs.
^ "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "One Last Cry - Brian McKnight | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Brian McKnight | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Covers of One Last Cry by Brian McKnight | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ ""One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. Viacom International. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2228." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 2. September 4, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1993". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

External links

"One Last Cry" at AllMusic
"One Last Cry" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[amazon-1] "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[discogs-2] "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[allmusic-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.

[discogs3-5] "Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[allmusic2-6] "One Last Cry - Brian McKnight | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[allmusic3-7] "Brian McKnight | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[whosampled2-8] "Covers of One Last Cry by Brian McKnight | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[vh1-9] ""One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. Viacom International. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-10] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2228." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Brian_McKnight-11] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Brian_McKnight-12] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Brian_McKnight-13] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Brian_McKnight-14] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Brian_McKnight-15] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[16] "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 2. September 4, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[lbs-17] Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1993". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[18] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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+| caption    = US cassette single and European CD single
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+| artist     = [[Brian McKnight]]
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+| album      = [[Brian McKnight (album)|Brian McKnight]]
+| B-side     = "Goodbye My Love"<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Brian-McKnight-One-Last-Cry/master/403022|title=Brian McKnight - One Last Cry at Discogs|work=[[Discogs]]|publisher=Zink Media|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
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+| released   = {{start date|1993|5|25}}<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/One-Last-Cry-Brian-McKnight/dp/B00000DKOK|title=Brian McKnight - One Last Cry - Amazon.com Music|work=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
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+| recorded   = {{start date|1991}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/brian-mcknight-mw0000077981|title=Brian McKnight - Brian McKnight {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|last=Promis|first=Jose F|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
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-* [[Cassette single|cassette]]}}
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-| Length      = {{duration|m=4|s=55}} <small>(Album version)</small><br />{{duration|m=4|s=26}} <small>(Single edit)</small>
+| length     = {{duration|m=4|s=55}} <small>(Album version)</small><br />{{duration|m=4|s=26}} <small>(Single edit)</small>
-| Label          = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
+| label      = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
-| Writer         = {{flatlist|
+| writer     = {{flatlist|
 * Brian McKnight
 * Brandon Barnes
-* Melanie Barnes<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Brian-McKnight-One-Last-Cry/release/668873</ref>}}
+* Melanie Barnes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Brian-McKnight-One-Last-Cry/release/668873|title = Brian McKnight – One Last Cry (1993, CD)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>}}
-| Producer       = {{flatlist|
+| producer   = {{flatlist|
 * Brian McKnight
-* Brandon Barnes<ref name="discogs3">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Brian-McKnight-One-Last-Cry/release/668873|title=Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (CD) at Discogs|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>}}
+* Brandon Barnes<ref name="discogs3">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Brian-McKnight-One-Last-Cry/release/668873|title=Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (CD) at Discogs|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>}}
+| prev_title = [[Love Is (Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight song)|Love Is]]
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+| prev_year  = 1993
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+| next_title = After the Love
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-| next_track     = "Never Felt This Way"
-| next_no        = 7
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-'''"One Last Cry"''' is a song co-written,<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/one-last-cry-mt0011991901|title=One Last Cry - Brian McKnight {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref> co-produced<ref name="discogs3"/> and performed by American [[contemporary R&B]] singer [[Brian McKnight]], issued as the fourth [[single (music)|single]] from his [[Brian McKnight (album)|eponymous debut album]]. It was McKnight's first solo hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at #13 on the chart in 1993.<ref name="allmusic3">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-mcknight-mn0000517074/awards|title=Brian McKnight {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
+'''"One Last Cry"''' is a song co-written and co-produced by Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes and Brian McKnight.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/one-last-cry-mt0011991901|title=One Last Cry - Brian McKnight {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> The song was performed by American [[contemporary R&B]] singer [[Brian McKnight]], issued in May 1993 by [[Mercury Records]] as the fourth [[single (music)|single]] from his [[Brian McKnight (album)|eponymous debut album]] (1992). It was McKnight's first solo hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="allmusic3">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-mcknight-mn0000517074/awards|title=Brian McKnight {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> and [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]], peaking at numbers 13 and 14.
-Since its release, "One Last Cry" has been covered by several artists, including [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Marina Elali]], [[Martin Nievera]], [[Billy Crawford]], [[Nina Girado|Nina]], [[Sabrina (Filipino singer)|Sabrina]] and [[Heather Headley]].<ref name="whosampled2">{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/Brian-McKnight/One-Last-Cry/covered/?ob=0|title=Covers of One Last Cry by Brian McKnight {{!}} WhoSampled|work=WhoSampled|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
+Since its release, "One Last Cry" has been covered by several artists, including: [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Marina Elali]], [[Martin Nievera]], [[Billy Crawford]], [[Nina Girado|Nina]], [[Sabrina (Filipino singer)|Sabrina]], [[Heather Headley]] and [[Palitchoke Ayanaputra|Peck Palitchoke]].<ref name="whosampled2">{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/Brian-McKnight/One-Last-Cry/covered/?ob=0|title=Covers of One Last Cry by Brian McKnight {{!}} WhoSampled|work=WhoSampled|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
-==Music video==
+== Personnel ==
+* [[Clare Fischer]] – string arrangement
+* Brian McKnight – keyboards
+* [[John Willis (musician)|John Willis]] – acoustic guitar
+== Music video ==
 {{expand section|date=October 2015}}
-The official [[music video]] for the song was directed by Leta Warner.<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/brian-mcknight/737933/one-last-cry.jhtml|title="One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight {{!}} Music Video {{!}} VH1.com|work=[[VH1]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|date=September 6, 2008|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
+The official music video for the song was directed by Leta Warner.<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/brian-mcknight/737933/one-last-cry.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061556/http://www.vh1.com/video/brian-mcknight/737933/one-last-cry.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title="One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight {{!}} Music Video {{!}} VH1.com|work=[[VH1]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|date=September 6, 2008|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
-==Chart positions==
+== Charts ==
+{{col-begin|width=66.67%}}
+{{col-2}}
-===Weekly charts===
+=== Weekly charts ===
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 |-
-!Chart (1993)<ref name="allmusic3"/>
+!Chart (1993)
-!Peak<br>position
+!Peak<br />position
 |-
+{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|53|chartid=2228|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
-|US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
-|align=center|16
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=Brian McKnight|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
-|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
-|align=center|13
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|16|artist=Brian McKnight|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
-|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] (''Billboard'')
-|align=center|8
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|8|artist=Brian McKnight|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
-|US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]] (''Billboard'')
-|align=center|18
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|19|artist=Brian McKnight|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
-|US [[Mainstream Top 40|Top 40 Mainstream]] (''Billboard'')
+ |-
-|align=center|19
+{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|18|artist=Brian McKnight|rowheader=true|access-date=December 8, 2017}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-04.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|volume=LVII|issue=2|date=September 4, 1993|page=10|access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref>
+|align="center"|14
 |}
+{{col-2}}
-===Year-end charts===
+=== Year-end charts ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 !align="left"|Chart (1993)
 !align="center"|Position
 |-
-|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="lbs">{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1993|title=Longbored Surfer - 1993|work=LongboredSurfer.com|author=Pedro|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="lbs">{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1993|title=Longbored Surfer - 1993|work=LongboredSurfer.com|author=Pedro|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref>
 |align="center"|54
+|-
+!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|36
 |}
+{{col-end}}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
-* {{Allmusic|song|id=mt0011991901|label="One Last Cry"}}
+* {{AllMusic|song|id=mt0011991901|label="One Last Cry"}}
 * {{Discogs master|type=single|403022}}
-* {{MetroLyrics song|brian-mcknight|one-last-cry}}
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+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Rhythm and blues ballads]]
+[[Category:Contemporary R&B ballads]]
 [[Category:Songs about loneliness]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Brian McKnight]]

v t e Brian McKnight
Discography Awards and nominations
Albums	Brian McKnight I Remember You Anytime Bethlehem Back at One Superhero U-Turn Gemini Ten I'll Be Home for Christmas Evolution of a Man Just Me More Than Words Better Genesis Exodus
Compilation albums	From There to Here: 1989-2002 Gold
Singles	"The Way Love Goes" "I Can't Go for That" "Love Is" "One Last Cry" "Let It Snow" "Crazy Love" "Back at One" "Find Myself in You" "To You" "Used to Be My Girl"