Kenny G (album)

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Kenny G
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Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedFebruary 1 – June 14, 1982
StudioIndigo Ranch Studio, Malibu, California
Genre Smooth jazz, jazz-funk
Length34:14
Label Arista
Producer Jeff Lorber, Meco Monardo
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G
(1982)
G Force
(1983)
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Kenny G is the debut studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kenny G, released in 1982 by Arista Records. It reached number 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" – 3:41 (Joe Zawinul)
  2. "Here We Are" (lead vocals: Greg Walker) – 4:15 (Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain)
  3. "Stop and Go" – 3:31 (Stevie Bensusen, Joe Ericksen, Kenny G, Jeff Lorber)
  4. "I Can't Tell You Why" – 4:12 (Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit)
  5. "The Shuffle" – 4:24 (Kenny G, Jeff Lorber)
  6. "Tell Me" – 5:52 (Kenny G, Jeff Lorber)
  7. "Find a Way" – 4:34 (Joe Ericksen, Kenny G, Jeff Lorber)
  8. "Crystal Mountain" – 0:39 (Kenny G)
  9. "Come Close" – 2:54 (David Chesky)

Personnel

Production

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Kenny G at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. "American album certifications – Kenny G – Kenny G". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 30, 2023.