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"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone, [1] and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart, No. 4 on Cashbox [2] and No. 23 on the R&B chart. In the UK the song peaked at no. 22. [3]
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.
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Matt Collar writing that "Kenny G wryly inserts himself into the pantheon of American Popular Songbook composers performing and writing songs that feel as if they were written during the heyday of traditional pop in the '50s and '60s", featuring "hushed and intimate ballads with just enough R&B keyboard, bass, and guitar ...
Kenny G has eleven solo entries and four collaborative entries on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Of these, his highest peak is the instrumental " Songbird ", which reached number four in 1987. In addition to these, Kenny G holds a large number of credits as a collaborator on other artists' works.
The Very Best of Kenny G is the third greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G. ... "Songbird" - 3:59; References. External links
Kenny G was with Clive Davis when he discovered Whitney Houston. Kenny G’s friendship with record honcho Davis included a fortuitous evening in Harlem in 1982. While the musician was in New York ...
The Collection is the first compilation album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by BMG in 1990. Track listing "Songbird" "Tradewinds" "Silhouette" "Don't Make Me Wait ...
Kenny G Live is the first live album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1989 , and peaked at number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200 . [ 2 ]