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.[ Charts & Awards] at Allmusic This album was recorded live at both Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, California.April 2011 8xplatinum RIAA international 34 million. and also at the Seattle Center Opera House.
Track listing
"Going Home" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:29 "Sade" (Kenny G) - 5:49 "Silhouette" (Kenny G) - 9:17 "Midnight Motion" (Kenny G) - 8:23 "Home" (Kenny G) - 5:14 "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (Lead vocal: Michael Bolton) (Narada Michael Walden/Preston Glass/Walter Afanasieff) - 7:13 "I've Been Missin' You" (Kashif/Kenny G) - 4:17 "Esther" (Kenny G/Lloyd Pianka) - 5:36 "Tribeca" (Kashif/Kenny G/Wayne Brathwaite) - 6:44 "Songbird" (Kenny G) - 10:38 "Uncle Al" (Kenny G/Lou Pardini) - 4:35
DVD
"Sade" "Silhouette" "Midnight Motion" "Uncle Al" "Brogan" (Duet with Dudley Moore) "Against Doctor's Orders" "Esther" "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" (Duet with Michael Bolton) "Going Home" "Tribeca" "Songbird"
Musicians Kenny G – saxophones, all instruments (1) Walter Afanasieff – all instruments (1), additional keyboards (11) Robert Damper – keyboards (2–10) Lou Pardini – keyboards (11), drum programming (11) John Raymond – guitars (2–10) Vail Johnson – bass (2–10) John Keane – additional drums Bruce Carter – drums (2–5, 7, 10) Rayford Griffin – live drums (11) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (11) Michael Bolton – lead vocals (6)
Production Kenny G – producer Mick Guzauski – engineer, mixing Trueman "Monty" Montfort – live show engineer Kevin Becka – additional engineer Gerry Brown – additional engineer Steve Smart – additional engineer Frank Wolfe – additional engineer Susan Mendola – art direction, design Rose Shoshana – photography Turner Management Group, Inc. – management Studios Track 1 recorded at Studio G (Seattle, WA). Tracks 2–5, 7 & 10 recorded live at The Seattle Center Opera House (Seattle, WA); Remote recording by Turtle Recording. Tracks 6, 8 & 9 recorded live at Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (San Diego, CA); Remote recording by Record Plant. Track 11 recorded at Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA) and Juniper Studios (Glendale, CA); Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 125
Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Billboard 200 35 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 51
Singles Information taken from this source.[ Billboard Singles] at Allmusic Year Title Chart positions US Hot 100 US AC US R&B 1989 "Going Home"56546
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