The Essential Kenny G
2006 greatest hits album by Kenny G
The Essential Kenny G | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Kenny G | ||||
Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 77:18 (Disc One) 77:14 (Disc Two) 154:32 (Total) | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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The Essential Kenny G is the fifth greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by Arista Records in 2006. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.[2] Two different editions of the album were released: the single-disc version contains fifteen songs, while the double-disc edition has 31 songs.[3]
Track listing
Single-disc version
- "What A Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
- "Morning" – 5:15
- "Sister Rose" – 6:13
- "Even If My Heart Would Break" (featuring Aaron Neville) – 4:59
- "The Moment" – 6:01
- "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:44
- "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:33
- "G-Bop" – 4:06
- "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:22
- "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:45
- "Havana" – 7:22
- "Going Home" – 5:30
- "Januari" (featuring Glenn Fredly) – 3:51
- "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:09
- "Jasmine Flower" – 4:36
Double-disc version
Disc 1
- "Songbird" – 5:03
- "Sade" – 4:20
- "Slip of the Tongue" – 4:53
- "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" – 4:03
- "Silhouette" – 5:29
- "Against Doctor's Orders" – 4:44
- "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" – 4:08
- "Brazil" – 4:38
- "Theme from Dying Young" – 4:01
- "We've Saved the Best for Last" – 4:20
- "Forever in Love" – 4:59
- "Midnight Motion (Live)" – 8:23
- "By the Time This Night Is Over" (featuring Peabo Bryson) – 4:24
- "Loving You" – 3:20
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
- "Sentimental" – 6:35
- "De Mil Colores" (featuring Rosario Flores) - 3:59 (Bonus track)
Disc 2
- "What a Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
- "Morning" – 5:14
- "Sister Rose" – 6:14
- "Even if My Heart Would Break" – 5:00
- "The Moment" – 6:03
- "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:46
- "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:35
- "Pick Up the Pieces" (featuring David Sanborn) – 4:15
- "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:23
- "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:46
- "Havana" – 7:23
- "Going Home" – 5:32
- "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:10
- "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" – 3:00
- "Auld Lang Syne (The Millennium Mix)" – 7:52
References
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- Kenny G
- G Force
- Gravity
- Duotones
- Silhouette
- Breathless
- The Moment
- Paradise
- Rhythm & Romance
- Heart and Soul
- Namaste (with Rahul Sharma)
- Brazilian Nights
- New Standards
- "Hi, How Ya Doin'?"
- "Don't Make Me Wait for Love"
- "Songbird"
- "Silhouette"
- "We've Saved the Best for Last"
- "Going Home"
- "Forever in Love"
- "By the Time This Night Is Over"
- "Sentimental"
- "The Moment"
- "Havana"
- "Fall Again"
- "Heart and Soul"
- Miracles
- Faith
- Wishes
- Kenny G Live
- Best
- The Very Best of Kenny G
- Greatest Hits
- Ultimate Kenny G
- The Greatest Holiday Classics
- The Essential Kenny G
- The Collection
- Montage
- Six of Hearts
- In America
- The Romance of Kenny G
- The Holiday Collection