''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) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selli ...
, 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:
Personnel
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
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Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing b ...
– 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
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...
– backing vocals
*
– backing vocals
Production
*
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy.
He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...
– executive producer
* Preston Glass – producer
* Kenny G – co-producer (1, 2, 4, 9)
* Gordon Lyon – chief engineer
* Kay Arbuckle – assistant engineer
* Stuart Hirotsu – assistant engineer
* Matt Rohr – assistant engineer
* Jim Weyeneth – assistant engineer
*
Ted Jensen
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Early life ...
– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
* Kevin K. Takishita – art direction, design
* Steven Rothfield – photography
* Kurt DeMunbrun – styling
* Fritz/Turner Management – management
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
1986 albums
Arista Records albums
Kenny G albums
Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden
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