G Force
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1983
Recorded1982
StudioCelestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre
Length38:45
LabelArista
Producer
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G
(1982)
G Force
(1983)
Gravity
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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,[2] number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[3] and number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hi, How Ya Doin'?" (vocals, Barry Johnson)Steve Horton5:38
2."I've Been Missin' You"
4:17
3."Tribeca"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Kashif Saleem
  • Wayne Brathwaite
4:40
4."G Force"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Marlon McClain
  • Roger Sauce
4:59
5."Do Me Right" (vocals, Barry Johnson)Steve Horton4:37
6."I Wanna Be Yours"Kenny Gorelick4:31
7."Sunset at Noon"
  • Kenny Gorelick
  • Kashif Saleem
5:16
8."Help Yourself to My Love"Paul Lawrence Jones III4:47
Total length:38:45

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Traditional Jazz (Billboard)[2] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 17
US Billboard 200[4] 62

Singles

Title Date Chart Peak
position
"Hi, How Ya Doin?" April 13, 1984 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b "Traditional Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. 4 May 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Kenny G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  6. ^ "Kenny G – G Force". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ G Force (liner notes). Kenny G. Arista. 1983. AL-8-8192.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – G-Force". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.