The Collection (Kenny G album)

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The Collection
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Released1990
Genre Jazz
Label BMG
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G Live
(1989)
The Collection
(1990)
Montage
(1990)
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The Collection is the first compilation album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by BMG in 1990.

Saxophone type of musical instrument of the woodwind family

The saxophone is a family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. Although most saxophones are made from brass, they are categorized as woodwind instruments, because sound is produced by an oscillating reed, traditionally made out of woody cane, rather than lips vibrating in a mouthpiece cup as with the brass instrument family. As with the other woodwinds, the pitch of the note being played is controlled by covering holes in the body tube to control the resonant frequency of the air column by changing the effective length of the tube.

Kenny G American saxophonist

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His 1986 album, Duotones, brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.

Bertelsmann Music Group record label company

Bertelsmann Music Group was a division of German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1984 as a joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA Corporation's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records. It consisted of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher, and the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, which established the German American Sony BMG Music Entertainment from 2004 to 2008.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Songbird"
  2. "Tradewinds"
  3. "Silhouette"
  4. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love (Live)"
  5. "Midnight Motion"
  6. "Against Doctor's Orders"
  7. "Going Home"
  8. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"
  9. "Pastel"
  10. "Uncle Al"
  11. "We've Saved the Best for Last"
  12. "Last Night of the Year"
  13. "You Make Me Believe"
  14. "Let Go"

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/Sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) [2] Gold25,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. Allmusic
  2. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 28 May 2019.