Duotones

Not to be confused with Duotone, a generic term for multitone printing.

Duotones
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	September 1986
Recorded	1985-1986
Genre	Smooth Jazz
Length	46:54
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass
Kenny G chronology
Gravity (1985) Duotones (1986) Silhouette (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Duotones is the fourth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1986, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2]

The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.^[3] April 2011 8x platinum RIAA sold 28 million internationally.

Track listing

1. "Songbird" - 5:03 (Kenny G.)
2. "Midnight Motion" - 4:08 (Kenny G.)
3. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (lead vocal: Lenny Williams) - 4:05 (Walter Afanasieff/Preston Glass/Narada Michael Walden)
4. "Sade" - 4:20 (Kenny G.)
5. "Champagne" - 4:45 (Kenny G./McDougal)
6. "What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)" (lead vocal: Ellis Hall) - 4:06 (Bristol/Bullock/Fuqua)
7. "Slip of the Tongue" - 4:53 (Preston Glass/Narada Michael Walden)
8. "Three of a Kind" - 4:46 (Kenny G./Preston Glass/Narada Michael Walden)
9. "Esther" - 5:24 (Kenny G.)
10. "You Make Me Believe" (lead vocal: Claytoven Richardson) - 5:19 (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G./Preston Glass/Narada Michael Walden)

Production

• Produced By Narada Michael Walden, Kenny G. and Preston Glass
• Engineered By Gordon Lyon

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: Cory Lerios, Tony Gable, Preston Glass, Greg Gonaway, Kenny McDougal
• Drum Machine Programming: Cory Lerios
• Bass: Randy Jackson, Joe Plass
• Synthesized Bass: Walter Afanasieff, Cory Lerios
• Guitars: Alan Glass, John Raymond, Corrado Rustici
• Keyboards, Synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G., Preston Glass, Roger Sause
• Various Programming: Sal Gallina, Preston Glass
• Other Instruments (Strings, Violin, French Horn): Sal Gallina

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S. Contemp [4]	U.S. R&B [4]	U.S. [4]
1986	"Don't Make Me Wait for Love"	2	17	15
	"What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)"	—	15	—
1987	"Songbird"	3	23	4

Trivia

• The song Sade was indeed created with the group of the same name in mind. However, Kenny claims he's never met the band nor Sade herself.
• There are at least three versions of the CD that have been released in the U.S. The earlier release has a longer version of "What Does It Take." The later one has a shortened version identical to the one usually played by radio stations. There is also a version that features a different track order while including a bonus track "And You Know That" with an uncredited vocalist.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r38566/charts-awards. Retrieved 2010-09-23. 
3. ^ G&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Duotones&artist=Kenny G&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-09-22. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "allmusic ((( Duotones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r38566/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-01-01.