Wednesday 27 April 2016

>> Worldwide acclaim with Breathless, Miracles and The Moment ' Kenny G '

Kenny G has worked on multiple soundtracks such as Dying Young, and The Bodyguard. The song "Theme for Dying young", written for the eponymous movie, was nominated for a Best Pop Instrumental Performance. G co-wrote the soundtrack of The Bodyguard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, and performed his own song "Waiting for You" as well as his single "Even If My Heart Would Break". His music was also included in The Shadow, or Miracle on 34th Street.


His sixth studio album, Breathless, was released in 1992, and went on to become the number one best selling instrumental album ever, with over 15 million copies sold worldwide, selling 12 million copies in the United States alone. The album included many hits such as Forever in Love, the recipient of the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Composition and which charted in the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End. Sentimental which charted at #27 on the Adult Contemporary, and By the Time This Night Is Over, a collaboration with Peabo Bryson, with peaked #25 on the Hot 100 . His first holiday album, Miracles, sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date. He also performed the "National Anthem of the United States" at the 1994 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, on July 17, 1994. 

In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using circular breathing, Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City. The same year, Kenny G's song "Havana", from the album The Moment, was remixed by Todd Terry and Tony Moran and released to dance clubs in the U.S. The mixes went to No.1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart in April 1997.

Kenny G's second holiday album, Faith, is the best selling holiday album of 1999 in the United States selling 2 million units according to Nielsen/SoundScan. The singles taken from the album, the traditional Auld Lang Syne, reached #7 on the Hot 100.
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