''Duotones'' is the fourth
studio album
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by American
saxophonist
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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 ...
, released on September 29, 1986 by
Arista Records
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. It features one of Kenny G's best-known songs, "
Songbird
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", 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
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.
Track listing
An alternate track listing of this album also exists.
It includes a slightly altered track order. In addition, this version includes slightly longer versions of "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" and "What Does it Take (To Win Your Love)" and adds an extra track: "And You Know That". The track listing is as follows:
CD Version 2
Production
* Produced by Preston Glass.
* Executive Producer –
Narada Michael Walden
* 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
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Biography
Ted ...
at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Art Direction and Design – Kevin K. Takishita
* Photography – Steven Rothfield
* Management and Direction – Ken Fritz and Dennis Turner
* Styling – Kurt DeMunbrun
Personnel
* Kenny G – all saxophones, keyboards, synth bass, drum machine, backing vocals, all instruments (9),
EWI controller (violins) (9)
*
Walter Afanasieff
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– keyboards, synth bass
*
Preston Glass
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– keyboards, drum machine,
wind chimes
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(1), backing vocals
* Roger Sause – keyboards
* Alan Glass – guitars
* John Raymond – guitars
*
Corrado Rustici
Corrado Rustici (born 1957) is an Italian musician, songwriter and producer.
Recording career
Rustici was a founder member of the Naples-based progressive rock group Cervello. The band recorded the album '' Melos'' in 1973, with Rustici on guitar ...
– guitars
*
Randy Jackson
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Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bas ...
– bass guitar, synth bass
* Cory Lerios – synth bass, drum machine
* Joe Plass – bass guitar
*
Gigi Gonaway
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– drums, percussion
* Kenny McDougald – drums
* Tony Gable – percussion
* Sal Gallina – EWI controller (string sounds, violins and
French horns
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) (3)
* Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
* Gina Glass – backing vocals
* Yolanda Glass – backing vocals
*
Claytoven Richardson
Claytoven Richardson (born 1956, in Berkeley, California) is an American singer, instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and author.
Biography
Born Clayton D. Richardson on May 23, 1956.
Larry Batiste, a childhood friend (and later business pa ...
– backing vocals
*
– backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
1986 albums
Arista Records albums
Kenny G albums
Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden
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