The Essential Kenny G

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Songbird
  5:04
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Sade
  4:21
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Slip of the Tongue
  4:54
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Don’t Make Me Wait for Love

  feat. Lenny Williams
  4:04
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Silhouette
  5:30
• 6
  Against Doctor’s Orders
  4:45
• 7
  What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

  feat. Ellis Hall
  4:09
• 8
  Brazil
  4:39
• 9
  Theme From Dying Young
  4:02
  3.0 ★
• 10
  We’ve Saved the Best for Last

  feat. Smokey Robinson
  4:21
• 11
  Forever in Love
  5:00
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Midnight Motion (live)
  8:24
• 13
  By the Time This Night Is Over

  feat. Peabo Bryson
  4:25
• 14
  Loving You
  3:21
  3.0 ★
• 15
  Be My Lady (Mandarin version)

  Andy Lau feat. Kenny G
  4:58
• 16
  Sentimental
  6:33
• CD 2
• 1
  What a Wonderful World

  Louis Armstrong with Kenny G
  3:02
• 2
  Morning
  5:15
• 3
  Sister Rose
  6:15
• 4
  Even If My Heart Would Break

  feat. Aaron Neville
  5:01
  5.0 ★
• 5
  The Moment
  6:04
• 6
  Summertime

  feat. George Benson
  6:47
• 7
  Missing You Now

  Michael Bolton feat. Kenny G
  4:36
• 8
  G-Bop
  4:08
• 9
  My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From "Titanic")
  4:24
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Beautiful

  feat. Chaka Khan
  3:47
• 11
  Havana
  7:24
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Going Home
  5:33
• 13
  The One and Only

  feat. Leehom Wang
  4:21
• 14
  The Way You Move

  feat. Earth, Wind & Fire
  4:11
• 15
  Jasmine Flower
  4:36

More by Kenny G

Brazilian Nights

Brazilian Nights 2015

The Classic Christmas Album

The Classic Christmas Album 2012

Namaste

Namaste 2012

Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul 2010

Songbird: The Best of Kenny G

Songbird: The Best of Kenny G 2010

Super Hits

Super Hits 2009

Release credits

• Aaron Neville
  lead vocals [4], performer [4]
• Al Schmitt
  engineer [14]
• Alan Mason
  assistant [10]
• Alan Sanderson
  assistant [14]
• Andy Haller
  assistant [1.14, 2.1, 2.6]
• Andy Zulla
  mix [10]
• Ariel Chobaz
  assistant [14]
• Bill Elliot
  keyboard [10]
• Bruce Carter
  drums (drum set) [12]
• Bruce Dukov
  fiddle [9]
• Chaka Khan
  vocal [10]
• Chris Brooke
  assistant [1]
• Christian Robles
  assistant [1, 6]
• Christine Sirois
  assistant [6]
• Claytoven Richardson
  background vocals [7]
• Conesha Owens
  background vocals [10]
• Cristian Gonzalez
  assistant [1]
• Dan Shea
  arranger [14], bass synthesizer [9], electronic instruments [9], engineer [14], keyboard [8-9], membranophone [9], producer [1.14, 2.8], programming [8], synthesizer [8]
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  additional [4, 11], engineer [2.3-4, 1.13], recording [7]
• Dann Huff
  guitar [10]
• Dann Thompson
  assistant [6]
• Daren Klein
  engineer [10]
• Darryl Phinnessee
  background vocals [10]
• Dave Pensado
  mix [14]
• David Channing
  horn [14]
• David Foster
  arranger [1, 4], keyboard [1], producer [1.13, 2.1, 2.4]
• David Gleeson
  additional [2.6, 1.13], engineer [1.14, 2.9]
• David Reitzas
  membranophone [1], recording [6]
• Dean Parks
  guitar [2.2, 1.11, 1.16]
• Devon Rietveld
  assistant [7]
• Dorian Holley
  background vocals [10]
• Ellis Hall
  lead vocals [7]
• Emanuel Kiriakou
  electric guitar [14], engineer [10, 14], programming [10, 14], task [10, 14]
• Eric Rudd
  engineer [2]
• Felipe Elgueta
  performer [1], synthesizer [1]
• Frank Wolf
  engineer [10]
• Fred White
  background vocals [3]
• Gary Bias
  saxophone [14]
• Gary Cirimelli
  programming [3-4]
• Gary Grant
  trumpet [14]
• George Benson
  guitar [6]
• Gerry “The Gov” Brown
  engineer [5]
• Gordon Lyon
  engineer [1-4, 7]
• Greg Phillinganes
  Rhodes piano [6]
• Humberto Gatica
  engineer [4, 9], mix [1, 6], recording [1, 6], strings [11]
• Ivory Stone
  background vocals [10]
• Jean McLean
  background vocals [4]
• Jeanie Tracy
  background vocals [7]
• Jeff Burns
  assistant [14]
• Jeffrey 'Woody' Woodruff
  additional [13]
• Jeremy Lubbock
  conductor [6]
• Jerry Hey
  horn [14], trumpet [14]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [3]
• Jim Weyeneth
  assistant [4]
• John Raymond
  guitar [6, 12]
• John Richards
  engineer [2]
• John “JR” Robinson
  membranophone [4]
• Jules Chaikin
  performing orchestra [6]
• Kaspar Hugentobler
  assistant [10, 14]
• Kay Arbuckle
  assistant [4]
• Kenny G
  alto saxophone [6, 16], arranger [1.6, 1.8, 1.14, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6], co [1-2], instrument [12], membranophone [2], producer [2.1-2, 2.5-6, 2.8-9, 2.11, 1.5-6, 1.8-9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.16], saxophone [1.12, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14], solo [7], soprano saxophone [1.10-11, 1.16, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 2.11], tenor saxophone [4]
• Kevin Becka
  additional [1.13, 2.4], assistant [4], engineer [2.2, 1.11, 1.16]
• Kitty Beethoven
  background vocals [7]
• L.A. Reid
  arranger [8]
• Lenny Williams
  lead vocals [4]
• Leslie Smith
  background vocals [10]
• Lou Pardini
  keyboard [10]
• Louis Armstrong
  performer [1]
• Louis Biancaniello
  programming [7]
• Lynn Davis
  background vocals [3-4]
• Manny LaCarrubba
  additional [4], assistant [3, 7], engineer [8]
• Matt Rohr
  assistant [4]
• Maureen Droney
  engineer [6]
• Maurice White
  vocal [14]
• Michael Bolton
  lead vocals [7], producer [7]
• Michael Landau
  acoustic guitar [9], electric guitar [9-10], guitar [7]
• Michael Thompson
  guitar [5, 11]
• Mick Guzauski
  engineer [12], mix [1.5-6, 1.9-14, 1.16, 2.2-5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11]
• Mike Butler
  assistant [1, 6]
• Mike Scotella
  assistant [6]
• Narada Michael Walden
  executive [4]
• Nathan East
  bass [6]
• Patti Henley
  background vocals [10]
• Paulinho da Costa
  percussion [1.6, 1.10-11, 1.16, 2.2, 2.5-6, 2.11]
• Peabo Bryson
  performer [13]
• Peter Bunetta
  bass drum [5], producer [10]
• Peter Doell
  assistant [1]
• Peter Michael Escovedo
  percussion [14]
• Philip Bailey
  vocal [14]
• Phillip Ingram
  background vocals [3-4]
• Preston Glass
  arranger [6], co [6], drums (drum set) [6], keyboard [6], producer [1-4, 7]
• Randy Kerber
  keyboard [4]
• Randy Waldman
  piano [6]
• Raphael Saadiq
  co [14]
• Reggie Young
  trombone [14]
• Ren Klyce
  programming [3-4, 7]
• Rick Chudacoff
  producer [10]
• Rick Marotta
  drums (drum set) [10]
• Ricky Lawson
  membranophone [6]
• Rita Thies
  tin whistle [9]
• Robert Damper
  keyboard [12]
• Rose Stone
  background vocals [3]
• Sandy Griffith
  background vocals [7]
• Smokey Robinson
  lead vocals [10]
• Steve Shepherd
  additional [13], engineer [1.14, 2.5, 2.10-11, 2.14]
• Steve Sheppard
  additional [4], assistant [2.2, 2.4, 1.11, 1.16], mix [8]
• Steve Smart
  engineer [5]
• Stuart Hirotsu
  assistant [4]
• Tony Gable
  congas [6]
• Trueman "Monty" Montfort
  additional [12]
• Tyson Leeper
  assistant [14]
• Vail Johnson
  bass [5-6], bass guitar [12]
• Vicki Randle
  background vocals [7]
• Walter Afanasieff
  Hammond organ [14], acoustic guitar [3], arranger [2.6, 2.10, 2.14, 1.13-14], bass [3], bass synthesizer [7], cello [3], drums (drum set) [7], instrument [12], keyboard [1.5, 1.16, 2.2-4, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 2.14], membranophone [3], organ [4], percussion [3-4, 7], piano [4], producer [1.13-14, 2.3-4, 2.6-8, 2.10-11, 2.14], programming [10, 14], synthesizer [2.2-4, 2.7, 1.16]
• William Ross
  arranger [2.2, 1.14], conductor [2.1-2, 2.9, 1.14], orchestrator [9], strings [5, 11]
• 王力宏
  performer [13]
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x CD (remastered)
  24 January 2006
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x Digital Media
  24 January 2006
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x Digital Media
  24 January 2006
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x CD
  2006
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x Digital Media
  2006
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x Blu-spec CD
  22 July 2009
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  The Essential Kenny G

  3x CD (Limited Edition 3.0)
  18 August 2009
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  The Essential Kenny G 3.0

  3x Digital Media
  27 July 2010
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x CD
  18 January 2011
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x CD
  2016
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  The Essential Kenny G

  2x CD