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British Liverpool Echo described the song as a "mixture of house and gospel", that "matches rhythmic piano with big, passionate vocals." [3] Maria Jimenez from Music & Media viewed it as "soul powered".
Initially, Bill Simmons, the creator of HBO’s Music Box series, invited Penny Lane to make a music documentary. Lane chose Kenny G as the subject of the film because he is "a musician who is objectively popular, by way of record sales, but is also hated by the 'critical class'." Kenny G himself had no control of the content of the film. [1]
Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. [2] Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington and started playing the saxophone aged 10, inspired by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He attended several schools in Seattle, including the University of Washington. During high ...
The album combined Kenny G's hits since the beginning of his career. Shortly after the release of the album, the blockbuster film Titanic was released, and having already produced the hit single of My Heart Will Go On performed by Celine Dion, producer Afanasieff returned to the studio with Kenny G to produce an instrumental version of the Love Theme from Titanic.
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.
Producers – Kenny G (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10); Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff (Tracks 3 & 6); Preston Glass (Track 4). Engineers – Steve Smart (Track 1); Gerry Brown (Tracks 1, 2, 5 & 9); Frank Wolf (Tracks 3 & 6); Maureen Droney (Track 4); Darren Klein (Track 6); Dana Jon Chappelle (Track 7); Gordon Lyon (Track 8); Dave Raynor (Track 8 ...
The Moment is the eighth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G.It was released by Arista Records in 1996, and reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 2 on the Billboard 200, number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 16 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Breathless is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released on November 17, 1992, on Arista Records.It reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. [6]