Gravity (Kenny G album)

Gravity
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	May 1985
Recorded	1984-1985 at New Music Group Studios (Stamford, CT); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY); Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY); Studio G (Seattle, WA).
Genre	Smooth Jazz
Length	33:17
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Wayne Brathwaite Kashif
Kenny G chronology
G Force (1983)G Force1983 Gravity (1985) Duotones (1986)Duotones1986

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AllMusic	[1]

Gravity is the third studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released in 1985, and reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 37 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 97 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Love on the Rise" (Dee Cooley*, Wayne A. Brathwaite*) (lead vocals: Kashif) - 4:19
2. "One Man's Poison (Another Man's Sweetness)" (Kashif) (lead vocals: Andre Montague, Kashif) - 4:18
3. "Where Do We Take It (From Here)" (Kashif, Roger Sause) (lead vocals: Andre Montague) - 4:37
4. "One Night Stand" (Joe Ericksen, Kenny G, Stevie Bensusen) (lead vocals: Andre Montague) - 5:01
5. "Japan" (Kenny G, Randy Jackson) - 4:22
6. "Sax Attack" (Kenny G) - 5:03
7. "Virgin Island" (Kenny G) - 4:00
8. "Gravity" (Kenny G) - 3:13
9. "Last Night of the Year" (Kenny G) (lead vocals: Andre Montague) - 2:43

Personnel

• Kenny G: saxophone, flute, drum programming, synth bass, electric piano, digital synth guitar solo (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 6), all instruments (7)
• Wayne A. Brathwaite: bass guitar, synth bass, drum programming, synthesizer
• Barry Eastman: acoustic piano
• Tony Gable: percussion
• Sal Gallina: synthesizer programming (3)
• Fareed Abdul Haqq: guitar
• Yogi Horton: drums
• Bashiri Johnson: percussion, drum programming
• Kashif: backing vocals (1, 2), synth bass, drum programming, percussion, electric piano, synthesizer
• Yolanda Lee: backing vocals (1, 2, 3)
• Kenny McDougald: drums
• Andre Montague: backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
• John Raymond: guitar
• Roger Sause: synth bass, drum programming, synthesizer
• Joe Shekani: guitar
• Peter Scherer: electric piano
• Ira Siegel: guitar
• Jeff Smith: backing vocals (1, 3)
• Joe Wooten: backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producers: Kashif; Wayne A. Brathwaite (Tracks 1 & 4); Kenny G (Tracks 4, 7 & 9).
• Executive Producer: Kashif
• Engineers: Alec Head, Rick McMillen, Mike O'Reilly and Bruce Robbins.
• Assistant Engineers: Stephen Benben and John Harris
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
• Art Direction: Donn Davenport
• Design: Howard Fritzson
• Logo Graphics: Tony Gable
• Photography: Garry Gross
• Management: Fritz/Turner Management

Singles

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