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.

Not to be confused with Duotone, a generic term for multitone printing.
Duotones
Studio album by
Kenny G
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
Recorded1985–1986
StudioTarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA); Studio G (Seattle, WA).
GenreSmooth jazz
Length46:54
LabelArista
Producer
Kenny G chronology
Gravity
(1985)		 Duotones
(1986)		 Silhouette
(1988)
Singles from Duotones
  1. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love"
    Released: August 10, 1986
  2. "Songbird"
    Released: March 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.[2] The album was later certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
1."Songbird"Kenny G 5:03
2."Midnight Motion"Kenny G 4:08
3."Don't Make Me Wait for Love"Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass, Narada Michael WaldenLenny Williams4:56
4."Sade"Kenny G 4:20
5."Champagne"Kenny G, Kenny McDougald 4:45
6."What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey FuquaEllis Hall4:06
7."Slip of the Tongue"Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden, Lloyd Pianka 4:53
8."Three of a Kind"Kenny G, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden, Lloyd Pianka 4:46
9."Esther"Kenny G, Lloyd Pianka 5:24
10."You Make Me Believe"Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Preston Glass, Narada Michael WaldenClaytoven Richardson5:19
Total length:47:40

Production
  • Produced by Preston Glass for Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
  • Executive Producer – Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
  • Co-Producer on Tracks 1, 2, 4, & 9 – Kenny G
  • Engineered by Gordon Lyon
  • Assistant Engineers – Kay Arbuckle, Stuart Hirotsu, Matt Rohr and Jim Weyeneth.
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Kevin K. Takishita
  • Photography – Steven Rothfield
  • Management/Direction – Ken Fritz and Dennis Turner
  • Styling – Kurt DeMunbrun

Personnel
  • All saxophones, all instruments (Track 9) – Kenny G
  • Keyboards, synthesizers – Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Preston Glass, Roger Sause
  • Synthesized bass – Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Randy Jackson, Cory Lerios
  • Guitars – Alan Glass, John Raymond, Corrado Rustici
  • Bass guitar – Randy Jackson, Joe Plass
  • Drums – Gigi Gonaway, Kenny McDougald
  • Percussion – Tony Gable, Gigi Gonaway
  • Drum machine programming – Kenny G, Preston Glass, Cory Lerios
  • Wind chimes (Track 1) – Preston Glass
  • EWI Controller – Sal Gallina (Track 3), Kenny G (Track 9)
  • Strings, violin and French horn (Track 3) – Sal Gallina
  • Backing vocals – Kitty Beethoven, Gina Glass, Preston Glass, Yolanda Glass, Kenny G, Claytoven Richardson and Lenny Williams

Chart positions

Album
Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[4] 28
US Billboard 200 6

Singles
Year Title Chart positions
U.S. Contemp
[5]		 U.S. R&B
[5]		 U.S.
[5]
1986 "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" 2 17 15
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" — 15 —
1987 "Songbird" 3 23 4

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[7] Gold 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[8] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Duotones - Kenny G - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  3. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Riaa.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "KENNY G - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "allmusic ((( Duotones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Kenny G – Duotones". Music Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. "American album certifications – Kenny G – Duotones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 3, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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