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.

Track listing

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

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 (1–3, 5), synth strings (7)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3)
• Preston Glass – keyboards (4), drums (4), arrangements (4)
• Bill Elliott – keyboards (6)
• Lou Pardini – keyboards (6, 10)
• Ren Klyce – Fairlight CMI (7)
• Roger Sause – keyboards (8)
• John Raymond – guitars (2, 4, 5, 8)
• Dann Huff – guitars (3, 6)
• Corrado Rustici – guitars (7)
• Vail Johnson – fretless bass (1, 2), bass guitar (2, 5), bass pops (4)
• Joe Plass – bass guitar (8)
• Peter Bunetta – bass drum (1), drums (3)
• Kenny McDougald – drums (2, 5, 8), live drums (9)
• Rick Marotta – drums (6)
• Tony Gable – percussion (2, 8), congas (4)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4–6, 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

• Kenny G – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), engineer (9)
• Peter Bunetta – producer (3, 6)
• Rick Chudacoff – producer (3, 6)
• Preston Glass – co-producer (4)
• Gerry Brown – engineer (1, 2, 5, 9)
• Steve Smart – engineer (1)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10), engineer (10)
• Frank Wolf – engineer (3, 6), mixing (3)
• Maureen Droney – engineer (4)
• Darren Klein – engineer (6)
• Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (7), mixing (7)
• Gordon Lyon – engineer (8)
• Dave Raynor – engineer (8)
• Don Adey – assistant engineer (3)
• Steve Satkowski – assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Karl Gruenewald – assistant mix engineer (3)
• Bryan Arnett – assistant engineer (6)
• Stuart Hirotsu – assistant engineer (7)
• Susan Mendola – design
• Bernie Maisner – hand lettering
• Rose Shoshana – photography
• Turner Management Group, Inc. – management

Singles

Certifications

References