At Last...The Duets Album
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	November 23, 2004
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	54:45
Label	Arista
Producer	Walter Afanasieff Emanuel Kiriakou Raphael Saadiq
Kenny G chronology
The Romance of Kenny G (2004) At Last...The Duets Album (2004) The Greatest Holiday Classics (2005)

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At Last...The Duets Album is the second cover album and thirteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 40 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Track listing

1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - featuring LeAnn Rimes (Bryan Adams/Michael Kamen/Robert John Lange) - 5:04
2. "At Last" - featuring Arturo Sandoval (Harry Warren/Mack Gordon) - 4:06
3. "I Believe I Can Fly" - featuring Yolanda Adams (R. Kelly) - 5:19
4. "Careless Whisper" - featuring Brian McKnight (Andrew Ridgeley/George Michael) - 4:17
5. "Beautiful" - featuring Chaka Khan (Linda Perry) - 5:32
6. "Pick Up the Pieces" - featuring David Sanborn (Alan Gorrie/Owen McIntyre/Roger Ball/Malcolm Duncan/Robbie McIntosh/Hamish Stuart) - 4:13
7. "Baby Come to Me" - featuring Daryl Hall (Rod Temperton) - 3:56
8. "Misty" - featuring Gladys Knight (Johnny Burke/Erroll Garner) - 4:31
9. "Don't Know Why" - featuring David Benoit (Jesse Harris) - 5:08
10. "The Way You Move" - featuring Earth, Wind & Fire (Antwan Patton/Carlton Mahone/Patrick Brown) - 4:41
11. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - featuring Richard Marx (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) - 3:54
12. "Alfie" - featuring Burt Bacharach (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) - 4:10
13. "The Music That Makes Me Dance" - featuring Barbra Streisand (Jule Styne/Bob Merrill) - 4:30

Personnel

• Kenny G – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (1-5, 7-12), acoustic piano (1-5), rhythm programming (1-5, 7-12), arrangements (1-12), Hammond B3 organ (6, 9, 10)
• Emanuel Kiriakou – programming (1-12), guitar (6), electric guitar (10)
• David Benoit – acoustic piano (9)
• Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (9)
• T-Bone Wolk – accordion (11)
• Burt Bacharach – acoustic piano (12)
• Michael Lang – acoustic piano (13)
• Michael Landau – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9), guitar (6)
• Earl Klugh – guitar (4)
• Dean Parks – guitar (13)
• Nathan East – bass (6)
• Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums (6)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (9)
• Ralph Humphrey – drums (13)
• Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion (10)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
• Gary Bias – saxophone (10)
• Reggie Young – trombone (10)
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet (2)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (10)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (10), horn arrangements (10)
• William Ross – string arrangements and conductor (2, 8, 13)
• Jorge Calandrelli – string arrangements and conductor (12)
• Ralph Burns – original Broadway arrangement (13)
• Debbie Datz-Pyle – string contractor (2, 8, 12)
• Patti Zimmitti – string contractor (2, 8, 12)
• LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals (1)
• Yolanda Adams – lead vocals (3)
• Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Traci Nelson – backing vocals (3)
• Conshea Owens – backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7)
• Barbara Wilson – backing vocals (3)
• Namiah Wilson – backing vocals (3)
• Brian McKnight – lead vocals (4)
• Clark Anderson – backing vocals (4)
• Chaka Khan – lead vocals (5)
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals (5)
• Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (5)
• Daryl Hall – lead vocals (7)
• Gladys Knight – lead vocals (8)
• Philip Bailey – lead vocals (10)
• Maurice White – lead vocals (10)
• Richard Marx – lead vocals (11)
• Barbra Streisand – lead vocals (13)

Production

• Executive Producers – Clive Davis (Tracks 1-12); Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers (Track 13).
• Producers – Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 1-12); Barbra Streisand (Track 13).
• Co-Producers – Emanuel Kiriakou (Track 1); Raphael Saadiq (Track 10).
• Saxophone produced by Kenny G
• Engineers – Emanuel Kiriakou and Steve Shepherd (Tracks 1-12); David Channing and Jonathan Duckett (Track 6); David Reitzas and Al Schmitt (Track 13).
• Additional Engineer on Tracks 2 & 12 – David Channing
• Assistant Engineers – Kaspar Hugentobler (Tracks 1, 3-7 & 9-12); Alan Mason (Tracks 3, 5 & 12); Jon Berkowitz (Track 6).
• Strings on Tracks 2 & 8 recorded by Joel Iwataki
• Lead vocals on Track 4 recorded by Chris Wood
• Horns on Track 10 recorded by David Channing
• ProTools Engineer on Tracks 1-12 – Emanuel Kiriakou
• Additional ProTools Engineers – John Hanes (Track 2); Joe Wohlmuth (Tracks 4 & 8).
• Mixing – Andy Zulla (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9); Serban Ghenea (Track 2); Jon Gass (Tracks 4 & 12); Dave Pensado (Tracks 6 & 10); Mick Guzauski (Tracks 8 & 11); David Reitzas (Track 13).
• Mix Assistants – Tim Roberts (Track 2); Ariel Chobaz (Track 10).
• Mastered by Joe Yannece
• A&R – Pete Ganberg
• Production Coordinator – Rich Davis
• Art Department Production – Chris LeBeau
• Art Direction and Design – Alexis Yraola
• Photography – Andrew MacPherson
• Management – Dennis Turner

Studios

• Recorded at Chalice Recording Studios, Signet Sound Studios and Studio G (Los Angeles, CA); Henson Recording Studios, Blakeslee Studios and Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Hiatus Studios (New York, NY).
• Mixed at Sound Decision (New York, NY); Barking Doctor Recording (Mount Kisco, NY); MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA).
• Mastered at Trutrone Mastering Labs (New York, NY).

Bonus track listing No. 1

1. "The One and Only - featuring Lee-Hom Wang" (Lee-Hom Wang) - 4:20 (Bonus)
2. "Misty Moon - featuring Lim Hyung Joo" (Lim Hyung Joo/T. Matsumoto) - 4:32 (Bonus)
3. "I Need the Both of You - featuring Tata Young" (Du, Pas Sa/Kamo) - 4:34 (Bonus)
4. "Propose - featuring Tube" (Michiya Haruhata/Nobuteru Maeda) - 5:22 (Bonus)

Bonus track listing No. 2

1. "January - featuring Glenn Fredly" (Glenn Fredly) - 3:51 (Bonus)

Bonus track listing No. 3

1. "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) - 4:22 (Bonus)

Singles

Information taken from this source.^[4]

Certifications

Others

In Indonesia, a collaboration with the Indonesian singer Glenn Fredly is included on the album. The song "Januari" (January) appears as track 14.

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