The Moment (Kenny G album)

The Moment
Studio album by Kenny G
Released October 1, 1996
Recorded 1996 at Studio G (Seattle, WA), Skywalker Ranch (Marion County, CA) and Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 64:46
Label Arista
Producer Kenny G
Walter Afanasieff
Babyface
Steve Albini
Kenny G chronology
The Very Best of Kenny G
(1994)The Very Best of Kenny G1994
The Moment
(1996)
Six of Hearts
(1997)Six of Hearts1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

The Moment is the seventh studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1996, and reached #1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #16 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[5]

The second single taken from this album, "Havana", was remixed and released to dance clubs in the United States, and these remixes went to #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1997, earning Kenny G his first #1 on this chart. The remixes were by Todd Terry and Tony Moran.

Track listing

  1. "The Moment" (Kenny G) – 6:02
  2. "Passages" (Kenny G) – 5:57
  3. "Havana" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 7:22
  4. "Always" (Kenny G) – 5:35
  5. "That Somebody Was You" (with Toni Braxton) (Kenny G/Babyface/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:02
  6. "The Champion's Theme" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 4:21
  7. "Eastside Jam" (Kenny G) – 5:09
  8. "Moonlight" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:59
  9. "Gettin' On The Step" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 4:17
  10. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (with Babyface) (Babyface) – 4:58
  11. "Northern Lights" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:01
  12. "Innocence" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 3:58
  13. "Remember" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:52 (China)
  14. "Havana (Remix)" (with Savion Glover) (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 3:59 (bonus track)

Personnel

Production

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 Hot Dance Club Play
1996 "The Moment" #16 #62 #63
1997 "Havana" #66 #1

References


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