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"Songbird" | ||||
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Single by Kenny G | ||||
from the album Duotones | ||||
B-side | "Midnight Motion" | |||
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Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
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Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny G | |||
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Kenny G singles chronology | ||||
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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.
Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4] | 55 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |