At Last...The Duets Album

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]

At Last...The Duets Album
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
GenreSmooth jazz
Length54:45
LabelArista
ProducerWalter 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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

Track listing edit

  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 edit

Production edit

  • 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 edit

  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 edit

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

Bonus track listing No. 3 edit

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

Singles edit

Information taken from this source.[4]

Year Title Chart positions
US AC
2005 "I Believe I Can Fly" 28
2005 "The Way You Move" 12
2005 "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" 18

Certifications edit

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Others edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Kenny G: At Last...The Duets Album". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Kenny G". people.com. People. January 24, 2005.
  3. ^ Charts & Awards at Allmusic
  4. ^ Billboard Singles at Allmusic
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – At Last". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.