G Force Explained
| G Force |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kenny G |
| Cover: | G Force Kenny G.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | January 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1982 |
| Studio: | Celestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, NY) |
| Length: | 38:45 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Prev Title: | Kenny G |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Gravity |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
G Force is the second studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1983, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]
Track listing
- Track information adapted from Discogs[2] and then verified from the LP label.[3]
Personnel
- Kenny G – saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, arrangements (1-6), synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
- Barry J. Eastman – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
- Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
- Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1-6, 8)
- Kashif – arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), keyboards (7, 8), synthesizers (7, 8), Synclavier (7), drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), bass (8)
- Paul Lawrence Jones III – keyboards (8)
- Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8)
- Marlon McClain – guitars (2, 4, 6)
- Wayne Brathwaite – bass (1-7), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), synthesizers (3, 5, 6), percussion (6)
- Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Yogi Horton – drums (3)
- Leslie Ming – drums (3, 5)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5)
- Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
- Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)
- Barry "Sunjohn" Johnson – lead vocals (1, 5)
- Steve Horton – backing vocals
- Freddie Jackson – backing vocals
- La Forrest 'La La' Cope – backing vocals
- Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
- B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
- Lillo Thomas – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Wayne Brathwaite
- Co-Producer on Track 2 – Kenny G
- Executive Producer on Track 2 – Kashif
- Engineer – Darrell Gustamachio
- Additional Engineers – Carl Beatty, Bill Dooley, Brian McGee and Jon Smith.
- Additional drum engineering on Track 3 – Michael Brauer
- Assistant Engineers – Ron Banks, Larry DeCarmine, John Davenport and Tom Gartland.
- Mixed by Steve Goldman
- Art Direction – Donn Davenport and Howard Fritzson
- Logo Design – Tony Gable
- Photography – Pierre Chanteau
- Management – Jeffrey Ross Music
Charts
Singles
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r38564/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts & Awards]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 2010-09-18.
- Web site: Kenny G – G Force . 1983 . Discogs . 13 September 2020 .
- G Force . Kenny G . liner notes . 1983 . . AL-8-8192.
- Web site: Traditional Jazz . 4 May 1984 . billboard.com . Billboard . September 13, 2020 .
