Chris Walker - Your Love Is All I Know 1993

Biography by John Bush & Ron Wynn

Urban contemporary vocalist Chris Walker spent his childhood in Houston, playing gospel music. He moved to New York City, where he became Ornette Coleman's bass player for two and a half years. Walker then toured with Regina Belle, where he soon became musical director. When Belle noticed his fine voice, she gradually worked his vocals into her act; Chris Walker credits her for teaching him to find his voice. First Time, his solo debut, yielded two Top Five R&B hits, "Giving You All My Love" and "Take Time" (which cracked the Top 30 in pop). Sincerely Yours (1993) was the follow-up; both albums are on Pendulum/ERG. As a solo artist, Walker remained absent from the public music scene for a decade but he was hard at work and taking a new direction. While working on demos for another artist, Walker met businessman and songwriter Ray J. Davis. Davis and Walker immediately hit it off and soon had forty new songs they had co-written together. Twelve of the tracks appeared on 2005's I Know It's Love. A third of the proceeds from the album went to the American Diabetes Association in honor of Miss Mary Glenn, the woman who raised Walker.


Albumn Review by Ron Wynn

Chris Walker's second album contains some marvelously sung ballads. While thematic variety is not a strong point ("I Will Always Love You," "Your Love Is All I Know," "Someone To Love Me Forever," "Love Me Tonight"), Walker's delivery and genuinely soulful sound overcome lyrical deficiencies. He doesn't have an ounce of phoniness or insincerity in his tone, and his range, pacing and elocution are excellent. While there is a tendency at times for the arrangements and production to become overblown, Walker's charm and vocals keep them at bay.

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[1musicencyclopedia]

Chris Walker's music is terribly missed. He released a very independent cd in 2004 titled 'I Know It's Love". This cd sounds great and is from the heart.

[Haloxking215]

this song could be a wedding song

[3uSoDamnFly]

I feel u "bobingi" Chaka bodyslams this song on her album Epiphany...But i cant find it on here..several covers, all incomperable to hers tho..

[bobingi]

I want youtube to put back Chaka's version!!!!! No comparison.

[1musicencyclopedia]

@nsimone4me....he just released a new cd about a month ago titled ''Zone''....it's pretty good.....it sounds like real modern r&b that is well needed nowdays.....

[nsimone4me]

@1musicencyclopedia I totally agree, this guy has great tone!! I wonder what happened to him??

[WPTSUKS]

why cant i find the chaka khan version to this song? :(

[jenniferwilliams789]

I thought the same about the wedding song comment.

[judilpt]

@1musicencyclopedia

AGREE TOTALLY

[44sonyericsson]

this is the first time i heard this song... and i love it! even-though it is a sad song.... i miss you paui sanchez... :'(

[mpumekh31]

Thankx for posting this video. Amazing voice.

[Meskiagkasher]

@Haloxking215 not exactly. it's a parting song.