1985 studio album by Kenny G
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Gravity saxophonist Kenny G . It was released in May 1985, and reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 37 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 97 on the Billboard 200
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Love on the Rise " Wayne Brathwaite; Dietrich Coley Kashif 4:18 2. "One Man's Poison (Another Man's Sweetness)" Kashif Saleem Andre Montague, Kashif 4:06 3. "Where Do We Take It (From Here)" Kashif Saleem; Roger Sause Andre Montague 4:37 4. "One Night Stand" Kenny G; Joe Ericksen; Stevie Bensusen Andre Montague 4:01 5. "Japan" Kenny G; Randy Jackson 5:04 6. "Sax Attack" Kenny G 5:02 7. "Virgin Island" Kenny G 3:14 8. "Gravity" Kenny G 4:23 9. "Last Night of the Year" Kenny G; Peter Scherer Andre Montague 2:43 Total length: 37:28
Personnel
Kenny G – saxophones, flutes , synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming, digital wind synth guitar solo (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 6), Synclavier (6), all instruments (7)
Wayne A. Brathwaite – synthesizers, bass guitar, synth bass, drum machine programming
Roger Sause – synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming
Kashif – synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming, percussion, backing vocals (1, 2), Synclavier (6)Sal Gallina – synthesizer programming (3)
Barry J. Eastmond – acoustic piano (6)
Peter Scherer – Synclavier (6)
Rick McMillen – additional synthesizer programming (6), drum mutation (6)
Fareed Abdul Haqq – guitar (6)
John Raymond – guitar (6)
Joe Shekani – guitar (6)
Ira Siegel – guitar (6)
Yogi Horton – drumsKenny McDougald – drums
Tony Gable – percussion
Bashiri Johnson – percussion, drum machine programmingYolanda Lee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3)
Jeff Smith – backing vocals (1, 3)
Andre Montague – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
Joe Wooten – backing vocals (6) Production
Executive Producer – Kashif
Producers – Kashif (all tracks); Wayne A. Brathwaite (Tracks 1 & 4); Kenny G (Tracks 4, 7 & 9).
Engineers – Alec Head, Rick McMillen, Michael O'Reilly and Bruce Robbins.
Assistant Engineers – Stephen Benben and John Harris
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Design – Howard Fritzson
Logo Graphics – Tony Gable
Photography – Garry Gross
Stylist – Hui Wang
Hair and Make-up – Gui Vrabi
Clothing – Henry Lehr
Management – Fritz/Turner Management Singles
Year
Title
Chart positions
US R&B
1985
"Love on the Rise"
24
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Platinum
1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
AllMusic review
"Charts & Awards" . Allmusic Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2010-09-20."Billboard Singles" . Allmusic Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2010-09-20."American album certifications – Kenny G – Gravity" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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