G Force

This article is about the album by Kenny G. For the measure of acceleration, see g-force. For other uses, see G force (disambiguation).

G Force
A color-inverted and yellow-tinted photo of a man looking to his right wearing black sunglasses. At the top is written "KENNY G" and at the bottom is "G FORCE", in red text.
Studio album by
Kenny G
ReleasedJanuary 1983
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Celestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length38:45
LabelArista
Producer
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G
(1982) 		G Force
(1983) 		Gravity
(1985)
Alternative cover
Late 1980s reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

G Force is the second studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1983, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart,[2] number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[3] and number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hi, How Ya Doin'?" (vocals, Barry Johnson)Steve Horton5:38
2."I've Been Missin' You"
4:17
3."Tribeca"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Kashif Saleem
  • Wayne Brathwaite
4:40
4."G Force"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Marlon McClain
  • Roger Sauce
4:59
5."Do Me Right" (vocals, Barry Johnson)Steve Horton4:37
6."I Wanna Be Yours"Kenny Gorelick4:31
7."Sunset at Noon"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Kashif Saleem
5:16
8."Help Yourself to My Love"Paul Lawrence Jones III4:47
Total length:38:45
  • Track information adapted from Discogs[6] and then verified from the LP label.[7]

Personnel

Musicians and Performers

  • Kenny G – saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, synthesizers (1-3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
  • Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1-6, 8)
  • Kashif – keyboards (7, 8), synthesizers (7, 8), Synclavier (7), drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), bass (8)
  • Paul Lawrence Jones III – keyboards (8)
  • Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8)
  • Marlon McClain – guitars (2, 4, 6)
  • Wayne Brathwaite – bass (1-7), synthesizers (3, 5, 6), percussion (6)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
  • Yogi Horton – drums (3)
  • Leslie Ming – drums (3, 5)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1, 3-5)
  • Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
  • Barry "Sunjohn" Johnson – lead vocals (1, 5)
  • Steve Horton – backing vocals
  • Freddie Jackson – backing vocals
  • La Forrest 'La La' Cope – backing vocals
  • Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
  • B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
  • Lillo Thomas – backing vocals

Arrangements

  • Kenny G – arrangements (1-6)
  • Kashif – arrangements (1-3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Wayne Brathwaite – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)

Production

  • Kashif – executive producer
  • Wayne Brathwaite – producer (1, 3-8), co-producer (2)
  • Kenny G – co-producer (2)
  • Darrell Gustamachio – engineer
  • Ron Banks – assistant engineer
  • John Davenport – assistant engineer
  • Larry DeCarmine – assistant engineer
  • Tom Gartland – assistant engineer
  • Carl Beatty – additional engineer
  • Bill Dooley – additional engineer
  • Brian McGee – additional engineer
  • Jon Smith – additional engineer
  • Michael H. Brauer – drum engineer (3)
  • Steve Goldman – mixing
  • Donn Davenport – art direction
  • Howard Fritzson – art direction
  • Tony Gable – logo design
  • Pierre Chanteau – photography
  • Pamela Jenette – make-up
  • Shanault Wadley – fashion designer
  • Jeffrey Ross Music – management

Charts

Album

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Traditional Jazz (Billboard)[2] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 17
US Billboard 200[4] 62

Singles

Title Date Chart Peak
position
"Hi, How Ya Doin?" April 13, 1984 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b "Traditional Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. May 4, 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Kenny G – G Force". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ G Force (liner notes). Kenny G. Arista. 1983. AL-8-8192.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – G-Force". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


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