Songbird (Kenny G composition)

"Songbird"
Single by Kenny G
from the album Duotones
Released March 1987 (US) [1]
May 1987 (UK) [2]
August 1987 (Australia) [3]
Recorded 1986
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 5:03
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Kenny G
Producer(s)
Kenny G singles chronology
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"
(1986)		 "Songbird"
(1987)		 "Silhouette"
(1988)

"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"
(1986)		 "Songbird"
(1987)		 "Silhouette"
(1988)
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"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone[4], and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached #3 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, #4 on the U.S. Hot 100 charts and #23 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[5]

When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 since the "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (a No. 1 hit) in 1985.

This song can be heard in one scene from Pixar's 2006 animated feature, Cars.

It can also be heard in one scene in comedy 2002 film, The Master of Disguise.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/as19588
  2. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/ris18
  3. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/104693
  4. ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=28415
  5. ↑ "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.


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