At Last...The Duets Album

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At Last...The Duets Album
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
GenreSmooth jazz
Length54:45
LabelArista
ProducerWalter Afanasieff
Emanuel Kiriakou
Raphael Saadiq
Kenny G chronology
The Romance of Kenny G
(2004)
At Last...The Duets Album
(2004)
The Greatest Holiday Classics
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

At Last...The Duets Album is the second cover album and thirteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 40 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - featuring LeAnn Rimes (Bryan Adams/Michael Kamen/Robert John Lange) - 5:04
  2. "At Last" - featuring Arturo Sandoval (Harry Warren/Mack Gordon) - 4:06
  3. "I Believe I Can Fly" - featuring Yolanda Adams (R. Kelly) - 5:19
  4. "Careless Whisper" - featuring Brian McKnight (Andrew Ridgeley/George Michael) - 4:17
  5. "Beautiful" - featuring Chaka Khan (Linda Perry) - 5:32
  6. "Pick Up the Pieces" - featuring David Sanborn (Alan Gorrie/Owen McIntyre/Roger Ball/Malcolm Duncan/Robbie McIntosh/Hamish Stuart) - 4:13
  7. "Baby Come to Me" - featuring Daryl Hall (Rod Temperton) - 3:56
  8. "Misty" - featuring Gladys Knight (Johnny Burke/Erroll Garner) - 4:31
  9. "Don't Know Why" - featuring David Benoit (Jesse Harris) - 5:08
  10. "The Way You Move" - featuring Earth, Wind & Fire (Antwan Patton/Carlton Mahone/Patrick Brown) - 4:41
  11. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - featuring Richard Marx (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) - 3:54
  12. "Alfie" - featuring Burt Bacharach (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) - 4:10
  13. "The Music That Makes Me Dance" - featuring Barbra Streisand (Jule Styne/Bob Merrill) - 4:30

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

  • Executive Producers – Clive Davis (Tracks 1-12); Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers (Track 13).
  • Producers – Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 1-12); Barbra Streisand (Track 13).
  • Co-Producers – Emanuel Kiriakou (Track 1); Raphael Saadiq (Track 10).
  • Saxophone produced by Kenny G
  • Engineers – Emanuel Kiriakou and Steve Shepherd (Tracks 1-12); David Channing and Jonathan Duckett (Track 6); David Reitzas and Al Schmitt (Track 13).
  • Additional Engineer on Tracks 2 & 12 – David Channing
  • Assistant Engineers – Kaspar Hugentobler (Tracks 1, 3-7 & 9-12); Alan Mason (Tracks 3, 5 & 12); Jon Berkowitz (Track 6).
  • Strings on Tracks 2 & 8 recorded by Joel Iwataki
  • Lead vocals on Track 4 recorded by Chris Wood
  • Horns on Track 10 recorded by David Channing
  • ProTools Engineer on Tracks 1-12 – Emanuel Kiriakou
  • Additional ProTools Engineers – John Hanes (Track 2); Joe Wohlmuth (Tracks 4 & 8).
  • Mixing – Andy Zulla (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9); Serban Ghenea (Track 2); Jon Gass (Tracks 4 & 12); Dave Pensado (Tracks 6 & 10); Mick Guzauski (Tracks 8 & 11); David Reitzas (Track 13).
  • Mix Assistants – Tim Roberts (Track 2); Ariel Chobaz (Track 10).
  • Mastered by Joe Yannece
  • A&R – Pete Ganberg
  • Production Coordinator – Rich Davis
  • Art Department Production – Chris LeBeau
  • Art Direction and Design – Alexis Yraola
  • Photography – Andrew MacPherson
  • Management – Dennis Turner
Studios
  • Recorded at Chalice Recording Studios, Signet Sound Studios and Studio G (Los Angeles, CA); Henson Recording Studios, Blakeslee Studios and Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Hiatus Studios (New York, NY).
  • Mixed at Sound Decision (New York, NY); Barking Doctor Recording (Mount Kisco, NY); MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA).
  • Mastered at Trutrone Mastering Labs (New York, NY).

Bonus track listing No. 1[edit]

  1. "The One and Only - featuring Lee-Hom Wang" (Lee-Hom Wang) - 4:20 (Bonus)
  2. "Misty Moon - featuring Lim Hyung Joo" (Lim Hyung Joo/T. Matsumoto) - 4:32 (Bonus)
  3. "I Need the Both of You - featuring Tata Young" (Du, Pas Sa/Kamo) - 4:34 (Bonus)
  4. "Propose - featuring Tube" (Michiya Haruhata/Nobuteru Maeda) - 5:22 (Bonus)

Bonus track listing No. 2[edit]

  1. "January - featuring Glenn Fredly" (Glenn Fredly) - 3:51 (Bonus)

Bonus track listing No. 3[edit]

  1. "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) - 4:22 (Bonus)

Singles[edit]

Information taken from this source.[4]

Year Title Chart positions
US AC
2005 "I Believe I Can Fly" 28
2005 "The Way You Move" 12
2005 "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" 18

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Others[edit]

In Indonesia, a collaboration with the Indonesian singer Glenn Fredly is included on the album. The song "Januari" (January) appears as track 14.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Kenny G: At Last...The Duets Album". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Kenny G". people.com. People. January 24, 2005.
  3. ^ Charts & Awards at Allmusic
  4. ^ Billboard Singles at Allmusic
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – At Last". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.