Breathless (Kenny G album)
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| Studio album by Kenny G | ||||
| Released | October 20, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 69:57 (U.S. release) 75:12 (all other releases) |
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| Label | Arista Turner |
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| Producer | Kenny G Walter Afanasieff David Foster Dan Shea |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Breathless is the sixth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1992, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[2] The track "Forever in Love" won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 1994 ceremony[3] and reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified 12× Platinum for shipments of over 12 million copies in the US.[4] making it one of the best-selling albums in the United States.
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Joy of Life" (Kenny G) - 4:21
- "Forever in Love" (Kenny G) - 5:01
- "In the Rain" (Kenny G) - 5:03
- "Sentimental" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 6:38
- "By the Time This Night Is Over" (with Peabo Bryson) (Michael Bolton/Diane Warren/Andy Goldmark) - 4:50
- "End of the Night" (Kenny G) - 5:25
- "Alone" (Kenny G) - 5:28
- "Morning" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:17
- "Even if My Heart Would Break" (with Aaron Neville) (Franne Golde/Adrian Gurvitz) - 5:01
- "G-Bop" (Dan Shea/Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 4:09
- "Sister Rose" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 6:16
- "A Year Ago" (Kenny G) - 5:18
- "Homeland" (Kenny G) - 4:36
- "Jasmine Flower" (Chinese Traditional) - 4:42 (not available on the U.S. version of the album)
- "The Wedding Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 3:25
- "Natural Ride" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:17 (not available on the U.S. version of the album)
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
[edit] End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 15 |
[edit] Singles
Information taken from this source.[6]
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||||
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| US Adult Contemporary | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | US Hot 100 | US Top 40 Mainstream | US Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 1992 | "Forever in Love"/"Joy Of Life" | #1 | #73 | #18 | #18 | #33 |
| 1993 | "By the Time This Night is Over" | #1 | #37 | #25 | #29 | |
| 1993 | "Sentimental" | #27 | #72 | |||
| 1994 | "Even if My Heart Would Break" | #28 | ||||
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Charts & Awards at Allmusic
- ^ Grammy Awards at Allmusic
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Billboard Singles at Allmusic
| Preceded by Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 16–22, 1993 |
Succeeded by Pocket Full of Kryptonite by Spin Doctors |
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