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.[ Charts & Awards] at Allmusic
The second single taken from this album, "Havana", was remixed and released to dance clubs in the United States, and these remixes went to number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1997, earning Kenny G his first number 1 on this chart. The remixes were by Todd Terry and Tony Moran.
Track listing "The Moment" (Kenny G) – 6:02 "Passages" (Kenny G) – 5:57 "Havana" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 7:22 "Always" (Kenny G) – 5:35 "That Somebody Was You" (with Toni Braxton) (Kenny G/Babyface/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:02 "The Champion's Theme" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 4:21 "Eastside Jam" (Kenny G) – 5:09 "Moonlight" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:59 "Gettin' On The Step" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 4:17 "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (with Babyface) (Babyface) – 4:58 "Northern Lights" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 5:01 "Innocence" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 3:58 International editions include one bonus track, the Tony Moran remix of "Havana". The bonus track on Asian editions is "Remember"
Personnel
Musicians Kenny G – all other instruments (1, 2, 4, 7), soprano saxophone (1–7, 9, 10, 12), alto saxophone (8), tenor saxophone (11), bass (11), drums (11) Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8, 11), all other instruments (5, 6, 8), acoustic piano (9), bass (9, 11), drums (9, 11), guitars (12) Dan Shea – keyboards (5), drum programming (5), rhythm programming (5) Babyface – keyboards (10), drum programming (10) Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10) Michael Thompson – guitars (1–11) Nathan East – bass (10) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–9, 11) Sheila E – percussion (10) William Ross – string arrangements (1, 3, 6, 8, 12) Chris Bordman – string arrangements (2, 11)
Vocalists Toni Braxton – lead and backing vocals (5) Babyface – backing vocals (5, 10), lead vocals (10) Marc Nelson – backing vocals (5) DeDe O'Neal – backing vocals (5)
Production Kenny G – producer Walter Afanasieff – producer (3, 5, 6, 8, 11) Babyface – producer (5, 10) Steve Shepherd – engineer (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), additional engineer (8) Brad Gilderman – vocal engineer (5), engineer (10) Dana Jon Chappelle – additional engineer (3, 12), engineer (5, 8), string recording (8) Johnny Richards – string recording (2, 4, 11) Humberto Gatica – string recording (3, 12) Mick Guzauski – mixing Angelo Skouras – design Matthew Rolston – photography Dennis Turner – management for Turner Management Group, Inc.
Charts Chart (1996) PeakpositionTaiwanese International Albums (IFPI) 1
Singles Year Title Chart positions US AC US R&B US Hot 100 US Dance 1996 "The Moment"[ Billboard Singles] at Allmusic166263— 1997 "Havana"10—661
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