Gravity (Kenny G album)

Gravity
Gravity
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	May 1985
Recorded	1984−1985 at New Music Group Studios (Stamford, CT); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY); Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY); Studio G (Seattle, WA).
Genre	Smooth jazz; jazz-funk; synth funk;
Length	37:28
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G; Wayne Brathwaite; Kashif;
Kenny G chronology

Gravity is the third studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released in May 1985, and reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 37 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 97 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Love on the Rise"	Wayne Brathwaite; Dietrich Coley	Kashif	4:18
2.	"One Man's Poison (Another Man's Sweetness)"	Kashif Saleem	Andre Montague, Kashif	4:06
3.	"Where Do We Take It (From Here)"	Kashif Saleem; Roger Sause	Andre Montague	4:37
4.	"One Night Stand"	Kenny G; Joe Ericksen; Stevie Bensusen	Andre Montague	4:01
5.	"Japan"	Kenny G; Randy Jackson		5:04
6.	"Sax Attack"	Kenny G		5:02
7.	"Virgin Island"	Kenny G		3:14
8.	"Gravity"	Kenny G		4:23
9.	"Last Night of the Year"	Kenny G; Peter Scherer	Andre Montague	2:43
Total length:				37:28

Personnel

Kenny G – saxophones, flutes, synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming, digital wind synth guitar solo (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 6), Synclavier (6), all instruments (7)
Wayne A. Brathwaite – synthesizers, bass guitar, synth bass, drum machine programming
Roger Sause – synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming
Kashif – synthesizers, synth bass, drum machine programming, percussion, backing vocals (1, 2), Synclavier (6)
Sal Gallina – synthesizer programming (3)
Barry J. Eastmond – acoustic piano (6)
Peter Scherer – Synclavier (6)
Rick McMillen – additional synthesizer programming (6), drum mutation (6)
Fareed Abdul Haqq – guitar (6)
John Raymond – guitar (6)
Joe Shekani – guitar (6)
Ira Siegel – guitar (6)
Yogi Horton – drums
Kenny McDougald – drums
Tony Gable – percussion
Bashiri Johnson – percussion, drum machine programming
Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3)
Jeff Smith – backing vocals (1, 3)
Andre Montague – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
Joe Wooten – backing vocals (6)

Production

Executive Producer – Kashif
Producers – Kashif (all tracks); Wayne A. Brathwaite (Tracks 1 & 4); Kenny G (Tracks 4, 7 & 9).
Engineers – Alec Head, Rick McMillen, Michael O'Reilly and Bruce Robbins.
Assistant Engineers – Stephen Benben and John Harris
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Design – Howard Fritzson
Logo Graphics – Tony Gable
Photography – Garry Gross
Stylist – Hui Wang
Hair and Make-up – Gui Vrabi
Clothing – Henry Lehr
Management – Fritz/Turner Management

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Title	US R&B
1985	"Love on the Rise"	24

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – Gravity". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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[1] AllMusic review

[2] "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-20.

[3] "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-20.

[United_StatesKenny_GGravityalbumCertRef-4] "American album certifications – Kenny G – Gravity". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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