Silhouette (album)

Silhouette
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	October 4, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Studio G and The Music Source (Seattle, Washington); Westlake Audio and Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California) Mad Dog Studios, Alpha Studios and Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California) Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, California)
Genre	Smooth jazz jazz-funk
Length	48:35
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Rick Chudacoff Peter Bunetta Preston Glass
Kenny G chronology
Duotones (1986) Silhouette (1988) Kenny G Live (1989)
Singles from Silhouette
"Silhouette" Released: October 8, 1988 "We've Saved the Best for Last" Released: January 1989 "Against Doctor's Orders" Released: April 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Silhouette is the fifth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1988, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard 200, and number 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Silhouette" (Kenny G) - 5:25
2. "Tradewinds" (Kenny G) - 4:12
3. "I'll Be Alright" (Lead vocal: Andre Montague) (Douglas Cooper Getschal/Lyndie White) - 4:08
4. "Against Doctor's Orders" (Alan Glass/Kenny G/Preston Glass) - 4:44
5. "Pastel" (Kenny G/Preston Glass/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:44
6. "We've Saved the Best for Last" (Lead vocal: Smokey Robinson) (Dennis Matkosky/Lou Pardini) - 4:20
7. "All in One Night" (Kenny G) - 5:19
8. "Summer Song" (Kenny G) - 4:34
9. "Let Go" (Kenny G) - 5:49
10. "Home" (Kenny G) - 4:20

Personnel

• Kenny G – all other instruments (1, 7, 9), soprano saxophone (1, 5, 6), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 7, 8), Yamaha WX7 (2), wind synth (2), alto saxophone (4, 9, 10), arrangements (4)
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (1-3, 5), synth strings (7)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3)
• Preston Glass – keyboards (4), drums (4), arrangements (4)
• Bill Elliott – keyboards (6)
• Lou Pardini – keyboards (6, 10)
• Ren Klyce – Fairlight CMI (7)
• Roger Sause – keyboards (8)
• John Raymond – guitars (2, 4, 5, 8)
• Dann Huff – guitars (3, 6)
• Corrado Rustici – guitars (7)
• Vail Johnson – fretless bass (1, 2), bass guitar (2, 5), bass pops (4)
• Joe Plass – bass guitar (8)
• Peter Bunetta – bass drum (1), drums (3)
• Kenny McDougald – drums (2, 5, 8), live drums (9)
• Rick Marotta – drums (6)
• Tony Gable – percussion (2, 8), congas (4)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4-6, 9)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
• Leslie Smith – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Tim Stone – backing vocals (3)
• Patricia Henley – backing vocals (6)
• Ivory Stone – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Kenny G – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10), engineer (9)
• Peter Bunetta – producer (3, 6)
• Rick Chudacoff – producer (3, 6)
• Preston Glass – co-producer (4)
• Gerry Brown – engineer (1, 2, 5, 9)
• Steve Smart – engineer (1)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (1, 2, 4-6, 8-10), engineer (10)
• Frank Wolf – engineer (3, 6), mixing (3)
• Maureen Droney – engineer (4)
• Darren Klein – engineer (6)
• Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (7), mixing (7)
• Gordon Lyon – engineer (8)
• Dave Raynor – engineer (8)
• Don Adey – assistant engineer (3)
• Steve Satkowski – assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Karl Gruenewald – assistant mix engineer (3)
• Bryan Arnett – assistant engineer (6)
• Stuart Hirotsu – assistant engineer (7)
• Susan Mendola – design
• Bernie Maisner – hand lettering
• Rose Shoshana – photography
• Turner Management Group, Inc. – management

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		US Hot 100 [3]	US AC [4]	US R&B [5]
1988	"Silhouette"	13	2	35
1989	"Against Doctor's Orders"	—	—	65
1989	"We've Saved the Best for Last"	47	4	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6]	Platinum	100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [7]	Gold	10,000*
United States (RIAA) [8]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Charts & Awards at Allmusic
3. https://www.billboard.com/artist/kenny-g/chart-history/hsi/
4. https://www.billboard.com/artist/kenny-g/chart-history/asi/
5. https://www.billboard.com/artist/kenny-g/chart-history/bsi/
6. "Canadian album certifications – Kenny G – Silhouette". Music Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
8. "American album certifications – Kenny G – Silhouette". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 3, 2019.