Songbird (Kenny G composition)
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"Songbird" | ||||
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Single by Kenny G | ||||
from the album Duotones | ||||
Released | March 1987 (US) August 1987 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 5:03 (Album Version) 4:01 (Single Version) 4:09 (Video Version) | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny G | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Kenny G singles chronology | ||||
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"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone[1], and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart and No. 23 on the R&B chart.[2]
When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 since the "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (a No. 1 hit) in 1985.
References
- ^ Songfacts
- ^ "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.