Don't Make Me Wait for Love

"Don't Make Me Wait for Love"
Single by Kenny G with Lenny Williams
from the album Duotones
Released August 10, 1986
Recorded 1985-1986
Genre R&B, smooth jazz, soul, soul jazz
Length

4:06 (Single)

4:45 (Extended)
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass, Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s) Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass for Perfection Light, Inc.

"Don't Make Me Wait For Love" is a song by Kenny G (featuring Lenny Williams on lead vocals), and the first single released from his 1986 album Duotones.[1] The song was written and composed by Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden.

In the US, "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" was first released in late 1986 where it only peaked at #77 on the Hot Black Singles chart. Later in 1987 the song's re-isuue went to reached #17 on the Hot Black Singles chart and #15 on the Hot 100 chart.[2] This was Kenny G's first Hot 100 Hit. "Don't Make Met For Wait For Love" had its best showing on the Adult Contemporary music charts, where it peaked at #2.[3]

Credits and personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1986-87) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 77
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 17

Live Recordings

References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r38566
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 320.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 135.
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