"Don't Make Me Wait For Love" is a song by
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...
featuring
on lead vocals—the first single released from Kenny G's 1986 album ''
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.
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''. The song was written and composed by
Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
, 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 number 77 on the
Hot Black Singles
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chart. Later in 1987 the song's re-issue went on to reach number 17 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 15 on the
Hot 100 chart. "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" had its best showing on the
Adult Contemporary music
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charts, where it peaked at number 2.
Credits and personnel
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Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...
: tenor saxophone
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: lead and background vocals
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Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
: songwriter, keyboards, synthesizers
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Preston Glass
Preston Glass (born January 9, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Glass is the winner of six BMI Awards. He has also worked several famous artists such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Kenny G, Natalie Cole and ...
: songwriter, producer, synthesizers, drum programming, background vocals
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Narada Michael Walden: songwriter, executive producer, additional arrangements
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Randy Jackson:
Moog Source
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synth bass
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Claytoven Richardson, Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, Gina Glass, Yolanda Glass – background vocals
Chart positions
Live Recordings
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Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
was the guest lead vocalist for the live version of the song in Kenny's 1989 ''
Kenny G Live'' recording.
References
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1986 songs
Kenny G songs
1987 singles
Songs written by Preston Glass
Songs written by Walter Afanasieff
Songs written by Narada Michael Walden
Arista Records singles