G Force
Appearance
G Force | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | Celestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, NY) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 38:45 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | ||||
Kenny G chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
G Force is the second studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1983, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart,[2] number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[3] and number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Hi, How Ya Doin'?" (vocals, Barry Johnson) | Steve Horton | 5:38 |
2. | "I've Been Missin' You" |
| 4:17 |
3. | "Tribeca" |
| 4:40 |
4. | "G Force" |
| 4:59 |
5. | "Do Me Right" (vocals, Barry Johnson) | Steve Horton | 4:37 |
6. | "I Wanna Be Yours" | Kenny Gorelick | 4:31 |
7. | "Sunset at Noon" |
| 5:16 |
8. | "Help Yourself to My Love" | Paul Lawrence Jones III | 4:47 |
Total length: | 38:45 |
Personnel
- Kenny G – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, arrangements (1-6), synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
- Barry J. Eastman – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
- Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
- Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1-6, 8)
- Kashif – arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), keyboards (7, 8), synthesizers (7, 8), Synclavier (7), drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), bass (8)
- Paul Lawrence Jones III – keyboards (8)
- Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8)
- Marlon McClain – guitars (2, 4, 6)
- Wayne Brathwaite – bass (1-7), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), synthesizers (3, 5, 6), percussion (6)
- Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Yogi Horton – drums (3)
- Leslie Ming – drums (3, 5)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5)
- Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
- Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)
- Barry "Sunjohn" Johnson – lead vocals (1, 5)
- Steve Horton – backing vocals
- Freddie Jackson – backing vocals
- La Forrest 'La La' Cope – backing vocals
- Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
- B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
- Lillo Thomas – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Wayne Brathwaite
- Co-Producer on Track 2 – Kenny G
- Executive Producer on Track 2 – Kashif
- Engineer – Darrell Gustamachio
- Additional Engineers – Carl Beatty, Bill Dooley, Brian McGee and Jon Smith.
- Additional drum engineering on Track 3 – Michael Brauer
- Assistant Engineers – Ron Banks, Larry DeCarmine, John Davenport and Tom Gartland.
- Mixed by Steve Goldman
- Art Direction – Donn Davenport and Howard Fritzson
- Logo Design – Tony Gable
- Photography – Pierre Chanteau
- Management – Jeffrey Ross Music
Charts
Album
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
---|---|
Traditional Jazz (Billboard)[2] | 6 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 62 |
Singles
Title | Date | Chart | Peak position |
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"Hi, How Ya Doin?" | April 13, 1984 | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 23 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b "Traditional Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. 4 May 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Kenny G – G Force". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ G Force (liner notes). Kenny G. Arista. 1983. AL-8-8192.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – G-Force". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.