Songbird (Kenny G composition)

"Songbird"
Single by Kenny G
from the album Duotones
B-side"Midnight Motion"
Released
  • March 1987 (US)
  • August 1987 (Australia)
Recorded1986
GenreSmooth jazz
Length
  • 5:03 (album version)
  • 4:01 (single version)
  • 4:09 (video version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Kenny G
Producer(s)
Kenny G singles chronology
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"
(1986)
"Songbird"
(1987)
"Don't Make Me Wait for Love"
(1987)
Music video
"Songbird" on YouTube

"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone,[1] and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart, No. 4 on Cashbox[2] and No. 23 on the R&B chart.[3]

When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 since the "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer (a No. 1 hit) in 1985.

Charts

Year-end chart (1987) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4] 55

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Songbird by Kenny G Songfacts". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. ^ "Songbird by Kenny G" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  4. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – Kenny G – Songbird". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2022.