G Force

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]

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
Studio album by
Kenny G
ReleasedJanuary 1983
Recorded1982
StudioCelestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre
Length38:45
LabelArista
Producer
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G
(1982)		 G Force
(1983)		 Gravity
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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
  • Kenny G – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, arrangements (1-6), synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
  • Barry J. Eastman – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
  • Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1-6, 8)
  • Kashif – arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), 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), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), 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, 4, 5)
  • Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
  • Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)
  • 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

Production
  • Producer – Wayne Brathwaite
  • Co-Producer on Track 2 – Kenny G
  • Executive Producer on Track 2 – Kashif
  • Engineer – Darrell Gustamachio
  • Additional Engineers – Carl Beatty, Bill Dooley, Brian McGee and Jon Smith.
  • Additional drum engineering on Track 3 – Michael Brauer
  • Assistant Engineers – Ron Banks, Larry DeCarmine, John Davenport and Tom Gartland.
  • Mixed by Steve Goldman
  • Art Direction – Donn Davenport and Howard Fritzson
  • Logo Design – Tony Gable
  • Photography – Pierre Chanteau
  • Management – Jeffrey Ross Music

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Traditional Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. 4 May 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. "Kenny G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  6. "Kenny G – G Force". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 13 September 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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