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The set comprises a compilation of covers of American standards from music greats, all of them mentors of, or inspiration for, the legendary six-time Grammy winner.

“As I was getting this music together, the title, Before Me, just rang in my head," Knight explained. "I was impressed to make a reference to those glorious performers that set the pace for me to be a part of this industry— from the great ladies of song Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson to supremely talented gentlemen such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Sammy Davis, Jr. These people made great strides not just with their music, but because of who they were as people. I salute these wonderful artists that set it up for me to do the extraordinary music that makes up Before Me.”

The set's leading track is "God Bless The Child" made famous by jazz-icon Billie Holiday.

Here's the complete Before Me tracklist:

1. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Ellington–Russell)
2. The Man I Love (Gershwin–Gershwin)                           
3. Good Morning Heartache (Drake–Fisher–Higginbotham)
4. Since I Fell For You (Johnson)                                       
5. God Bless the Child (Hertzog–Holiday)                                
6. This Bitter Earth (Otis)                                                 
7. I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good (Ellington–Webster)         
8. Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin–Gershwin) 
9. But Not For Me (Gershwin–Gershwin)                               
10.  I’ll Be Seeing You (Fain–Kahal)                                       
11.  Stormy Weather (Arlen–Koehler)                                       
12.  Come Sunday (Ellington)

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