The Essential Kenny G is a greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by Arista Records in 2006. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Two different editions of the album were released: the single-disc version contains fifteen songs, while the double-disc edition has 31 songs.
Track listing
Single-disc version
- "What A Wonderful World" <small>(with Louis Armstrong)</small> â 3:01
- "Morning" â 5:15
- "Sister Rose" â 6:13
- "Even If My Heart Would Break" <small>(featuring Aaron Neville)</small> â 4:59
- "The Moment" â 6:01
- "Summertime" <small>(featuring George Benson)</small> â 6:44
- "Missing You Now" <small>(with Michael Bolton)</small> â 4:33
- "G-Bop" â 4:06
- "My Heart Will Go On" â 4:22
- "Beautiful" <small>(featuring Chaka Khan)</small> â 3:45
- "Havana" â 7:22
- "Going Home" â 5:30
- "Januari" <small>(featuring Glenn Fredly)</small> â 3:51
- "The Way You Move" <small>(featuring Earth, Wind & Fire)</small> â 4:09
- "Jasmine Flower" â 4:36
Double-disc version
Disc 1
- "Songbird" â 5:03
- "Sade" â 4:20
- "Slip of the Tongue" â 4:53
- "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" <small>(featuring Lenny Williams)</small> â 4:03
- "Silhouette" â 5:29
- "Against Doctor's Orders" â 4:44
- "What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)" <small>(featuring Ellis Hall)</small> â 4:08
- "Brazil" â 4:38
- "Theme from Dying Young" â 4:01
- "We've Saved the Best for Last" <small>(featuring Smokey Robinson)</small> â 4:20
- "Forever in Love" â 4:59
- "Midnight Motion (Live)" â 8:23
- "By the Time This Night Is Over" <small>(featuring Peabo Bryson)</small> â 4:24
- "Loving You" â 3:20
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" â 3:58
- "Sentimental" â 6:35
- "De Mil Colores" <small>(featuring Rosario Flores)</small> â 3:59 <small>(Bonus track)</small>
Disc 2
- "What a Wonderful World" <small>(with Louis Armstrong)</small> â 3:01
- "Morning" â 5:14
- "Sister Rose" â 6:14
- "Even If My Heart Would Break" <small>(featuring Aaron Neville)</small> â 5:00
- "The Moment" â 6:03
- "Summertime" <small>(featuring George Benson)</small> â 6:46
- "Missing You Now" <small>(with Michael Bolton)</small> â 4:35
- "Pick Up the Pieces" <small>(featuring David Sanborn)</small> â 4:15
- "My Heart Will Go On" â 4:23
- "Beautiful" <small>(featuring Chaka Khan)</small> â 3:46
- "Havana" â 7:23
- "Going Home" â 5:32
- "The Way You Move" <small>(featuring Earth, Wind & Fire)</small> â 4:10
- "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" â 3:00
- "Auld Lang Syne (The Millennium Mix)" â 7:52
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