1986 studio album by Kenny G
Not to be confused with
Duotone , a generic term for multitone printing.
Duotones Released September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29 ) Recorded 1985–1986 Studio Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, California); Studio G (Seattle, Washington) Genre Length 46 :54 Label Arista Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
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 .
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]
CD track listing Title Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) 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 Walden Lenny Williams 4:05 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 Fuqua Ellis Hall 4:06 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 Walden Claytoven Richardson 5:19 Total length: 47:40
An alternate track listing of this album also exists.[ 4] 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 track listing Title 1. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" 5:00 2. "Midnight Motion" 4:08 3. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" 4:46 4. "Sade" 4:20 5. "Champagne" 4:45 6. "And You Know That" 4:45 7. "Slip of the Tongue" 4:53 8. "You Make Me Believe" 5:19 9. "Songbird" 5:03 10. "Three of a Kind" 4:45 11. "Esther" 5:25 Total length: 53:09
Musicians
Kenny G – all saxophones, keyboards, synth bass, drum machine, backing vocals, all instruments (9), EWI controller (violins) (9)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass
Preston Glass – keyboards, drum machine, wind chimes (1), backing vocals
Roger Sause – keyboards
Alan Glass – guitars
John Raymond – guitars
Corrado Rustici – guitars
Randy Jackson – bass guitar, synth bass
Cory Lerios – synth bass, drum machine
Joe Plass – bass guitar
Gigi Gonaway – drums, percussion
Kenny McDougald – drums
Tony Gable – percussion
Sal Gallina – EWI controller (string sounds, violins and French horns ) (3)
Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
Gina Glass – backing vocals
Yolanda Glass – backing vocals
Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
Lenny Williams – backing vocals
Production
Produced by Preston Glass
Executive producer – Narada Michael Walden
Co-producer on tracks 1, 2, 4 and 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 City, New York)
Art direction and design – Kevin K. Takishita
Photography – Steven Rothfield
Styling – Kurt DeMunbrun
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