1986 Kenny G – Duotones
Duotones is the fourth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released on September 29, 1986 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 Albums chart.The album was later certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.
Tracks
1 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (Johnny Bristol; Vernon Bullock; Harvey Fuqua) 05:00
2 Midnight Motion (Kenny G) 04:10
3 Don’t Make Me Wait For Love (Preston Glass; Walter Afanasieff; Narada Michael Walden) 04:46
4 Sade (Kenny G) 04:20
5 Champagne (Kenny McDougald; Kenny G) 04:46
6 And You Know That (Preston Glass; Narada Michael Walden; Kenny G; Walter Afanasieff) 04:45
7 Slip Of The Tongue (Preston Glass; Narada Michael Walden) 04:53
8 You Make Me Believe (Walter Afanasieff; Kenny G; Preston Glass; Narada Michael Walden) 05:19
9 Songbird (Kenny G) 04:08
10 Three Of A Kind (Preston Glass; Kenny G; Narada Michael Walden) 04:45
11 Esther (Kenny G) 05:25
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Bass | Joe Plass |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Cory Lerios |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Kenny G |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Preston Glass |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Jackson |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums | Kenny McDougald |
| Drums | Greg Gonaway |
| Drums (programming) | Kenny G |
| Drums (programming) | Cory Lerios |
| Drums (programming) | Preston Glass |
| Guitar | Alan Glass |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Guitar | John Raymond |
| Keyboards | Kenny G |
| Keyboards | Preston Glass |
| Keyboards | Roger Sause |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Sax | Kenny G |
| Percussion | Greg Gonaway |
| Percussion | Tony Gable |
Other Musicians
1 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
| Vocals | Ellis Hall |
3 Don’t Make Me Wait For Love
| French Horn | Sal Gallina |
| Violin | Sal Gallina |
| Vocals | Lenny Williams |
6 And You Know That
| Vocals | Ellis Hall |
8 You Make Me Believe
| Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
9 Songbird
| Chimes | Preston Glass |
10 Three Of A Kind
| Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
11 Esther
| All Instruments | Kenny G |
Liner Notes
Producer – Preston Glass
Producer (Executive) – Narada Michael Walden
Co-producer – Kenny G (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 9)
Engineer – Gordon Lyon
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Weyeneth, Kay Arbuckle, Matt Rohr, Stuart Hirotsu
Artwork – Kevin K Takishita
Photography – Steven Rothfeld
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Studio G
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
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