"Silhouette" is an
instrumental
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...
by American
smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s.
History
Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 19 ...
saxophonist
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...
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 ...
, from his fifth studio album
of the same name, which was released in 1988.
Chart performance
"Silhouette" peaked at No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Hot 100 chart,
No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart,
and No. 35 on the Hot R&B chart.
Personnel
* Kenny G – all other instruments, soprano saxophone
*
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 ...
– keyboards
* Vail Johnson – bass guitar
*
Peter Bunetta
Lester Abrams (born 1945) is a singer, songwriter, musician and producer who has played with such artists as B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Peabo Bryson, Quincy Jones, Manfred Mann, Brian Auger, The Average White Band, The Doobie Brothers, Rufus and ...
– bass drum
Production
* Producers – Kenny G.
* Engineers – Steve Smart;
Gerry Brown
Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer, mixer and music producer based in Los Angeles, best known for his work with artists including Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, Sting, Prince, Phil Collins, Marcu ...
.
* Mixing – Mick Guzauski.
* Design – Susan Mendola
* Hand Lettering – Bernie Maisner
* Photography – Rose Shoshana
* Management – Turner Management Group, Inc.
Charts
References
External links
Kenny G's official Website
{{Kenneth Gorelick
1988 singles
Kenny G songs
1980s instrumentals
1988 songs
Arista Records singles