Duotones is the fourth studio album by saxophonist

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 Kenny G

Kenny G

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

. It was released by Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

 in 1986

1986 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...

, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA. 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
  Randy Jackson
  Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
  
  , Joe Plass
• Synthesized Bass: Walter Afanasieff
  Walter Afanasieff
  Walter Afanasieff is a multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his long association with Mariah Carey, for whom he was producer and co-writer for several years, beginning in 1990...
  
  , 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	U.S. R&B Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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
  Sade (band)
  Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
  
   in mind. However, Kenny claims he's never met the band nor Sade
  Sade Adu
  Helen Folasade Adu OBE , is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade.-Biography:Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria...
  
  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.