Kenny G

Kenny G (2013)

Kenny G (2007)

Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956 in Seattle ), better known by his stage name Kenny G , is an American soprano saxophonist .

Career

At the age of 17 he began playing in Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra . He graduated from the University of Washington . Since 1981 Kenny G has released several solo albums and has worked with Whitney Houston , Natalie Cole and Aretha Franklin . Kenny G made his breakthrough in 1986 with his fourth album Duotones . In 1994 Kenny G won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love . Kenny G had particular success with his hits Songbird and Waiting for You .

Kenny G also played with the Rippingtons and was featured on some soundtracks, including Bodyguard , Pretty Woman , the Disney-Pixar animated film Cars , and he played the saxophone on the soundtrack for Decision from Love (with soundtrack producer James Newton Howard ). Since the album Breathless (1992), Kenny G has been working with his friend and producer Walter Afanasieff (including "My Heart Will Go On" / Celine Dion or "Hero" / Mariah Carey). In 2011 Gorelick appeared in the extended version of Katy Perry's music video " Last Friday Night " as Uncle Kenny.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1982	Kenny G	-	-	-	-	US- gold US	First published: 1982
1983	G Force	-	-	-	UK56 (5 weeks) UK	US62 platinum (21 weeks)US	First published: 1983
1985	Gravity	-	-	-	-	US97 platinum (12 weeks)US	First published: April 29, 1985
1986	Duotones	DE21 (9 weeks) DE	AT11 (10 weeks) AT	-	UK28 (5 weeks) UK	US6th × 5 Quintuple platinum (102 weeks)US	First published: July 24, 1986
1988	silhouette	-	-	-	-	US8th × 4 Quadruple platinum (57 weeks)US	First published: October 4, 1988
1992	Breathless	-	-	-	UK4th gold (27 weeks)UK	US2 × 2 Diamond + double platinum (214 weeks)US	First published: October 20, 1992
1994	Miracles: The Holiday Album	-	-	-	-	US1 × 8 Eight times platinum (17 weeks)US	First published: October 1994
1996	The moment	DE55 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK19th gold (9 weeks)UK	US2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (51 weeks)US	First published: October 1, 1996
1999	Classics in the Key of G.	-	-	-	-	US17th platinum (33 weeks)US	First published: June 28, 1999
	Faith: A Holiday Album	-	-	-	-	US6th × 3 Triple platinum (9 weeks)US	First published: November 16, 1999
2002	Paradise	-	-	-	-	US9 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: September 10, 2002
	Wishes: A Holiday Album	-	-	-	-	US29 gold (10 weeks)US	First published: October 22, 2002
2004	At Last ... The Duets Album	-	-	-	-	US40 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: November 23, 2004
2006	I'm in the Mood for Love ... The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time	-	-	-	-	US37 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 14, 2006
2008	Rhythm & Romance	-	-	-	-	US14 (11 weeks) US	First published: February 5, 2008
2010	Heart and Soul	-	-	-	-	US33 (5 weeks) US	First published: June 29, 2010
2015	Brazilian Nights	-	-	-	-	US86 (1 week) US	First published: January 27, 2015

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Assembly	-	-	-	UK32 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1990
1994	The very best of	DE52 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 1994
1997	Greatest hits	-	-	-	UK38 gold (5 weeks)UK	US19th × 3 Triple platinum (37 weeks)US	First published: November 18, 1997
2003	Ultimate	-	-	-	-	US42 (10 weeks) US	First published: June 10, 2003
2004	Songbird: The Ultimate Collection	-	-	-	UK24 silver (4 weeks)UK	-	First published: August 2nd, 2004
2005	The Greatest Holiday Classics	-	-	-	-	US39 (15 weeks) US	First published: October 18, 2005
2006	Holiday Collection	-	-	-	-	US85 (30 weeks) US	First published: June 13, 2006
2012	The Classic Christmas Album	-	-	-	-	US128 (12 weeks) US	First published: October 2, 2012

more publishments

• 1990: The Collection
• 1997: Six of Hearts
• 2001: In America
• 2004: The Romance of
• 2004: Artist Collection
• 2006: The Essential
• 2008: Playlist: The Very Best of
• 2008: Love Ballads
• 2009: Forever in Love: Best of
• 2009: great hits

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1989	live	-	-	-	-	US16 × 4 Quadruple platinum (122 weeks)US	First published: November 1989

More live albums

• 2006: Best

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1984	Hi How Ya Doin '? G Force	-	-	-	UK70 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1984
1986	What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Duotones	-	-	-	UK64 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1986
1987	Songbird Duotones	DE53 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK22 (7 weeks) UK	US4 (22 weeks) US	First published: March 1987
	Don't Make Me Wait for Love Duotones	-	-	-	-	US15 (19 weeks) US	First release: August 1987 feat. Lenny Williams
1988	Silhouette silhouette	-	-	-	-	US13 (17 weeks) US	First published: October 1988
1989	We've Saved the Best for Last Silhouette	-	-	-	-	US47 (9 weeks) US	First release: January 1989 feat. Smokey Robinson
	Going Home Live	-	-	-	-	US56 (7 weeks) US	First published: December 1989
1992	Forever in Love Breathless	-	-	-	UK47 (3 weeks) UK	US18 (23 weeks) US	First published: December 1992
1993	By the Time This Night Is Over Breathless	-	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	US25 (20 weeks) US	First release: May 1993 feat. Peabo Bryson
	Sentimental Breathless	-	-	-	-	US72 (10 weeks) US	First published: November 1993
1996	The Moment The Moment	-	-	-	-	US63 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 1996
1997	Every Time I Close My Eyes The Moment / The Day	DE87 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK13 (4 weeks) UK	US6 (26 weeks) US	First published: January 14, 1997 with Babyface
	Havana The Moment	-	-	-	-	US66 (19 weeks) US	First published: February 1997
1999	Auld Lang Syne Faith: A Holiday Album	-	-	-	-	US7 (5 weeks) US	First published: December 1999

As a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1992	Missing You Now Time, Love & Tenderness	-	-	-	UK28 (4 weeks) UK	US12 (20 weeks) US	First published: January 1992 Michael Bolton featuring Kenny G
1997	How Could an Angel Break My Heart Secrets	-	-	-	UK22 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 4th 1997 Toni Braxton featuring Kenny G
2019	Use This Gospel Jesus Is King	-	-	-	-	US37 (1 week) US	Initial release: October 2019 Kanye West featuring Clipse & Kenny G

Video albums

• 1990: Kenny G Live in Concert (US:platinum)

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Australia 1998: for the album Greatest Hits  Brazil 1997: for the album The Moment 2002: for the album Paradise 2004: for the album Classics in the Key of G 2004: for the album Montage  Hong Kong 1990: for the album Duotones 1990: for the album Silhouette  Japan 1993: for the album Breathless 1994: for the album Montage 1997: for the album Miracles: The Holiday Album  Canada 1991: for the album Live  New Zealand 1995: for the album Miracles: The Holiday Album 1997: for the album The Moment  Norway 1994: for the album The Collection  Spain 1995: for the album Miracles: The Holiday Album 1998: for the album Greatest Hits 1999: for the album Classics in the Key of G

Platinum record  Brazil 1995: for the album Breathless 1995: for the album Miracles 2004: for the album Greatest Hits 2004: for the album Live  Hong Kong 1997: for the album Greatest Hits  Japan 1998: for the album The Moment 2000: for the album Greatest Hits  Canada 1989: for the album Duotones 1990: for the album Silhouette 1998: for the album Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1994: for the album Breathless 2000: for the album Classics in the Key of G  Spain 1997: for the album The Moment 2 × platinum record  Canada 1997: for the album The Moment  Spain 1994: for the album Breathless 3 × platinum record  Australia 1993: for the album Breathless  Canada 1994: for the album Breathless

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	245,000	aria.com.au
Brazil (PMB)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	-	1,350,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	40,000	Individual evidence
Japan (RIAJ)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	700,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	8 × platinum8th	-	850,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	45,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.no
Spain (Promusicae)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	-	450,000	mediafire.com ES3
United States (RIAA)	-	4 × gold4th	37 × platinum37	diamond1	48,100,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	3 × gold3	-	-	360,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	24 × gold24	60 × platinum60	diamond1

Web links

• Kenny G in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Personal website of Kenny G

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Duotones in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Gold for Silhouette in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Platinum for Greatest Hits in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ 3 × platinum for Breathless in Australia