Songbird (Kenny G composition)
| "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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| "Songbird" on YouTube | ||||
"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone, 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 and No. 23 on the R&B chart. In the UK the song peaked at no. 22.
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.