Duotones

Duotones
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)[1]
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA); Studio G (Seattle, WA).
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	46:54
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass
Kenny G chronology
Gravity (1985)Gravity1985 Duotones (1986) Silhouette (1988)Silhouette1988
Singles from Duotones
"Don't Make Me Wait for Love" Released: August 10, 1986 "Songbird" Released: March 1987

Professional ratings
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AllMusic	[2]

Duotones is the fourth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released on September 29, 1986^[3] by Arista Records. It features one of Kenny G's best-known songs, "Songbird", which reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The album peaked at number one on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number five on the Jazz Albums chart, number six on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[4] The album was later certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.^[5]

	"Songbird" Sample from Kenny G's "Songbird". From the album Duotones.
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Track listing

1. "Songbird" (Instrumental) - 5:03 (Kenny G.)
2. "Midnight Motion" - 4:08 (Kenny G.)
3. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (lead vocal: Lenny Williams) - 4:56 (Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden)
4. "Sade" - 4:20 (Kenny G.)
5. "Champagne" - 4:45 (Kenny G., Kenny McDougald)
6. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (lead vocal: Ellis Hall) - 4:06 (Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua)
7. "Slip of the Tongue" (Instrumental) - 4:53 (Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden, Lloyd Pianka)
8. "Three of a Kind" - 4:46 (Kenny G., Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden, Lloyd Pianka)
9. "Esther" - 5:24 (Kenny G., Lloyd Pianka)
10. "You Make Me Believe" (lead vocal: Claytoven Richardson) - 5:19 (Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G., Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden)

Production

• Produced by Preston Glass for Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
• Executive Producer: Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
• Co-Producer on Tracks 1, 2, 4, & 9: Kenny G
• Engineered by Gordon Lyon
• Assistant Engineers: Kay Arbuckle, Stuart Hirotsu, Matt Rohr and Jim Weyeneth.
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction: Kevin K. Takishita
• Photography: Steven Rothfield
• Management/Direction: Ken Fritz and Dennis Turner
• Styling: Kurt DeMunbrun

Personnel

• All saxophones, all instruments (Track 9): Kenny G
• Drums: Greg "Gigi" Gonaway, Kenny McDougald
• Percussion: Tony Gable, Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
• Drum machine programming: Kenny G, Preston Glass, Cory Lerios
• Wind chimes (Track 1): Preston Glass
• Bass guitar: Randy Jackson, Joe Plass
• Synthesized bass: Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Randy Jackson, Cory Lerios
• Guitars: Alan Glass, John Raymond, Corrado Rustici
• Keyboards, synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Preston Glass, Roger Sause
• EWI Controller: Sal Gallina (Track 3), Kenny G (Track 9)
• Strings, violin and French horn (Track 3): Sal Gallina
• Background vocals: Kitty Beethoven, Gina Glass, Preston Glass, Yolanda Glass, Kenny G, Claytoven Richardson and Lenny Williams

Chart positions

Album

Singles

Trivia

• The song "Sade" was created with the group of the same name in mind. However, Kenny claims he's never met the band nor Sade herself.
• There are at least three versions of the CD that have been released in the US. The earlier release has a longer version of "What Does It Take". The later one has a shortened version identical to the one usually played by radio stations. There is also a version that features a different track order while including a bonus track "And You Know That" with an uncredited vocalist.

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