Silhouette (album)

Silhouette is the fifth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1988, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard 200, and number 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2]

Silhouette
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	October 4, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988; Studio G and The Music Source (Seattle, WA); Westlake Audio and Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Mad Dog Studios, Alpha Studios and Red Zone Studios (Burbank, CA); Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA)
Genre	Smooth jazz jazz-funk
Length	48:35
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Rick Chudacoff Peter Bunetta Preston Glass
Kenny G chronology
Duotones (1986) Silhouette (1988) Kenny G Live (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Silhouette" (Kenny G) - 5:25
2. "Tradewinds" (Kenny G) - 4:12
3. "I'll Be Alright" (Lead vocal: Andre Montague) (Douglas Cooper Getschal/Lyndie White) - 4:08
4. "Against Doctor's Orders" (Alan Glass/Kenny G/Preston Glass) - 4:44
5. "Pastel" (Kenny G/Preston Glass/Walter Afanasieff) - 5:44
6. "We've Saved the Best for Last" (Lead vocal: Smokey Robinson) (Dennis Matkosky/Lou Pardini) - 4:20
7. "All in One Night" (Kenny G) - 5:19
8. "Summer Song" (Kenny G) - 4:34
9. "Let Go" (Kenny G) - 5:49
10. "Home" (Kenny G) - 4:20

Personnel

• Kenny G – all other instruments (1, 7, 9), soprano saxophone (1, 5, 6), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 7, 8), Yamaha WX7 (2), wind synth (2), alto saxophone (4, 9, 10), arrangements (4)
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5), synth strings (7), synthesizers (8)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3)
• Preston Glass – keyboards (4), drums (4), arrangements (4)
• Bill Elliott – keyboards (6, 7)
• Lou Pardini – keyboards (6, 7, 10)
• Ren Klyce – Fairlight CMI programming (7)
• Roger Sause – keyboards (8)
• John Raymond – guitar (2, 4, 5, 8)
• Dann Huff – guitar (3, 6)
• Corrado Rustici – guitar (7)
• Vail Johnson – bass guitar (1, 2, 5), fretless bass (2), bass pops (4)
• Joe Plass – bass guitar (8)
• Peter Bunetta – bass drum (1), drums (3, 6)
• Kenny McDougald – drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
• Rick Marotta – drums (7)
• Tony Gable – percussion (2, 7), congas (4)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 5, 9)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (3)
• Leslie Smith – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Tim Stone – backing vocals (3)
• Patricia Henley – backing vocals (6)
• Ivory Stone – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producers – Kenny G (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10); Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff (Tracks 3 & 6); Preston Glass (Track 4).
• Engineers – Steve Smart (Track 1); Gerry Brown (Tracks 1, 2, 5 & 9); Frank Wolf (Tracks 3 & 6); Maureen Droney (Track 4); Darren Klein (Track 6); Dana Jon Chappelle (Track 7); Gordon Lyon (Track 8); Dave Raynor (Track 8); Kenny G (Track 9); Mick Guzauski (Track 10).
• Assistant Engineers – Don Adey (Track 3); Steve Satkowski (Tracks 3 & 6); Bryan Arnett (Track 6); Stuart Hirotsu (Track 7).
• Mixing – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10); Frank Wolf (Track 3); Dana Jon Chappelle (Track 7).
• Design – Susan Mendola
• Hand Lettering – Bernie Maisner
• Photography – Rose Shoshana
• Management – Turner Management Group, Inc.

Singles

Information taken from this source.[3]

Year	Title	Chart Positions
		US Adult Contemporary	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	US Hot 100
1988	"Silhouette"	#2	#35	#13
1989	"Against Doctor's Orders"		#65
1989	"We've Saved the Best for Last"	#4	#18	#47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Platinum	100,000^^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5]	Gold	10,000^*
United States (RIAA)[6]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Charts & Awards at Allmusic
3. Billboard Singles at Allmusic
4. "Canadian album certifications – Kenny G – Silhouette". Music Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
6. "American album certifications – Kenny G – Silhouette". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 3, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.