Affirmation - Beverley Knight

**Introduction** I have been a fan of Beverley Knight ever since she released her second album Prodigal Sista way back in 1998. Although often considered her debut album that honour infact went to her 1995 album B Funk which only reached 145 in the UK Album charts. Affirmation however charted as high as 11 and acheived gold status becoming her second straight top twenty album. For me Affirmation confirmed a change in her direction with more ballads than on her Prodigal Sista album which is where the comparisons with Who I am come in. So here is my review of Beverley Knight's Affirmation. **The Review** 1. Come As You Are" ...  Read the complete review

I always thought Beverley Knight was quite mainstream. however this was her 4th album and only managed to spawn 3 singles, one of which was a cover. My wife is a fan though and when we went to see Bryan Adams in Swindon a couple of years ago she was the warm up act. Whilst she was ok, I didn't really know many of her songs, so as part of my album collection reviews I feel I should open myself up to more styles of music. Knight has an easy listening style of music that combines rhythm and blues with some soul and funk, producing a style that has made her one of the UK's most popular singers of this musical genre. Admittedly there's not a lot of quality ...  Read the complete review