I'm in the Mood For Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time is the third cover album and fourteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2006 and was the last album for the label. The Asian version also includes a bonus track.
The album debuted at number 37 on the United States Billboard 200, selling about 32,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, "The Game Wins No. 1 On The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, November 22, 2006. As of February, 2008 the album has sold 250,000 copies in the United States. This was also the album's peak position on the chart.[ Artist chart history for Kenny G (albums)], Billboard.com. It also reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart and number 22 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[ Charts & Awards] at Allmusic
Track listing "You're Beautiful" (Amanda Ghost; James Blunt; Sacha Skarbek) – 4:16 "The Way We Were" (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch) – 2:53 "Yesterday" (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) – 3:03 "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields; Jimmy McHugh) – 4:05 "If" (David Gates) – 3:28 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields; Jerome Kern) – 4:17 "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) – 4:03 "Love Theme From "Romeo & Juliet" (Nino Rota) – 3:47 "It Had to Be You" (Gus Kahn; Isham Jones) – 3:56 "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel; Paul Francis Webster) – 4:09 "Fly Me to the Moon / You Make Me Feel So Young" (Bart Howard / Josef Myrow; Mack Gordon) – 3:34 "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 3:35 "You Raise Me Up" (Rolf Løvland; Brendan Graham) – 3:15 "The Moon Represents My Heart" (Sun Yi/Weng; Qing Xi) – 3:36 (Teresa Teng)
Personnel Kenny G – saxophones Walter Afanasieff – keyboard and rhythm programming (1, 2, 5, 8, 13), acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), Hammond B3 organ (7), bass programming (7) David Channing – programming (1, 5, 13) Thomas "Tawgs" Salter – programming (2, 8) Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (11), horn arrangements (11), orchestral and conductor arrangements (11) Ramón Stagnaro – nylon guitar (1, 5, 13), guitars (3, 4, 6, 9–12) Emerson Swinford – guitars (7) Dennis Budimir – guitars (11) Dave Stone – bass (3, 4, 6, 10–12) Brian Bromberg – bass (9) Chuck Berghofer – bass (11) Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (3, 4, 6, 10, 12) Gregg Bissonette – drums (7, 9) Peter Erskine – drums (11) Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 9, 10) William Ross – orchestral arrangements and conductor (4, 6, 8, 12) Gina Zimmitti – orchestral contractor (2–4, 6, 8–12) The Music Team – orchestral contracting (2–4, 6, 8–12)
Production Pete Ganbarg – A&R Clive Davis – album producer Kenny G – album producer Walter Afanasieff – album producer, producer, arrangements David Channing – engineer, Pro Tools engineer (1, 5, 13) Steve Shepherd – engineer Tyler Gordon – assistant engineer Mick Guzauski – mixing (1, 2, 5, 7, 13), additional mixing (3, 4, 6, 9) Humberto Gatica – orchestra engineer (2–4, 6, 8–12), mixing (3, 4, 6, 8–12) Cristián Robles – mix assistant (3, 4, 6, 8–12) Tawgs Salter – Pro Tools engineer (2, 8) Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY) Rich Davis – production coordinator Jeri Heiden – art direction, design Glen Nakasako – art direction, design Lyndie Benson – photography Sheryl Lowe – make-up Front Line Management – management
Charts Chart (2007) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 145
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