Kenny G's breakthrough effort featured the hit "Songbird," which is the definitive example of the saxophonist's smooth, lyrical playing; the rest of the album is nearly as good, highlighting his melodic, jazzy pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Cory Lerios (Drums), Lenny Williams (Vocals), Narada Michael Walden (Executive Producer), Claytoven Richardson (Vocals (Background)), Kenny G (Saxophone), Claytoven Richardson (Vocals), Preston Glass (Chimes), Greg Conaway (Percussion), Kitty Beethoven (Vocals (Background)), John Raymond (Guitar), Walter Afanasieff (Synthesizer Bass), Preston Glass (Vocals (Background)), Roger Sauge (Keyboards), Sal Gallina (French Horn), Sal Gallina (Digital Effects), Ellis Hall (Vocals), Greg "Gigi" Gonaway (Percussion), Walter Afanasieff (Keyboards), Preston Glass (Producer), Sal Gallina (Strings), Gina Glass (Vocals (Background)), Yolanda Glass (Vocals), Kenny G (Multi Instruments), Lenny Williams (Vocals (Background)), Kenny G (Vocals (Background)), Cory Lerios (Synthesizer Bass), Ken Fritz (Direction), Randy Jackson (Synthesizer Bass), Joe Plass (Bass), Kenny McDougald (Drums), Kenny G (Producer), Sal Gallina (Multi Instruments), Roger Sause (Keyboards), Sal Gallina (Programming), Preston Glass (Synthesizer), Preston Glass (Programming), Greg "Gigi" Gonaway (Drums), Kenny G (Keyboards), Preston Glass (Multi Instruments), Cory Lerios (Drum Machine), Sal Gallina (Violin), Dennis Turner (Direction), Corrado Rustici (Guitar), Tony Gable (Percussion), Kitty Beethoven (Vocals), Yolanda Glass (Vocals (Background)), Gordon Lyon (Engineer), Alan Glass (Guitar), Randy Jackson (Bass), Kurt DeMunbrun (Stylist), Preston Glass (Keyboards)
Not to be confused with Duotone, a generic term for multitone printing.
Duotones is the fourth studio album by saxophonistKenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1986, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] The album was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
The song Sade was indeed created with the group of the same name in mind. However, Kenny claims he's never met the band nor Sade herself.
There are at least three versions of the CD that have been released in the U.S. The earlier release has a longer version of "What Does It Take." The later one has a shortened version identical to the one usually played by radio stations. There is also version that features a different track order while including a bonus track "And You Know That."
