Breathless (Kenny G album)

Breathless
Studio album by Kenny G
Released October 20, 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 69:57 (U.S. release)
75:12 (all other releases)
Label Arista
Turner
Producer Kenny G
Walter Afanasieff
David Foster
Dan Shea
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G Live
(1989)		 Breathless
(1992)		 The Collection
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Breathless is the sixth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1992, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[2] The track "Forever in Love" won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 1994 ceremony[3] and reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified 12× Platinum for shipments of over 12 million copies in the US.[4] making it one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Joy of Life" (Kenny G) - 4:21
  2. "Forever in Love" (Kenny G) - 5:01
  3. "In the Rain" (Kenny G) - 5:03
  4. "Sentimental" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 6:38
  5. "By the Time This Night Is Over" (with Peabo Bryson) (Michael Bolton/Diane Warren/Andy Goldmark) - 4:50
  6. "End of the Night" (Kenny G) - 5:25
  7. "Alone" (Kenny G) - 5:28
  8. "Morning" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:17
  9. "Even if My Heart Would Break" (with Aaron Neville) (Franne Golde/Adrian Gurvitz) - 5:01
  10. "G-Bop" (Dan Shea/Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 4:09
  11. "Sister Rose" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 6:16
  12. "A Year Ago" (Kenny G) - 5:18
  13. "Homeland" (Kenny G) - 4:36
  14. "Jasmine Flower" (Chinese Traditional) - 4:42 (not available on the U.S. version of the album)
  15. "The Wedding Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 3:25
  16. "Natural Ride" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:17 (not available on the U.S. version of the album)

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1993 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 15

Singles

Information taken from this source.[6]

Year Title Chart Positions
US Adult Contemporary US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks US Hot 100 US Top 40 Mainstream US Rhythmic Top 40
1992 "Forever in Love"/"Joy Of Life" #1 #73 #18 #18 #33
1993 "By the Time This Night is Over" #1 #37 #25 #29
1993 "Sentimental" #27 #72
1994 "Even if My Heart Would Break" #28

Samples

See also

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Charts & Awards at Allmusic
  3. ^ Grammy Awards at Allmusic
  4. ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  5. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ Billboard Singles at Allmusic
Preceded by
Are You Gonna Go My Way
by Lenny Kravitz		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 16–22, 1993		 Succeeded by
Pocket Full of Kryptonite by Spin Doctors
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