G Force

This article is about the album by Kenny G. For the measure of acceleration, see g-force. For other uses, see G force (disambiguation).

G Force
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	January 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Celestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Smooth jazz jazz-funk
Length	38:45
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Wayne Brathwaite Kashif
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G (1982) G Force (1983) Gravity (1985)
Alternative cover
Late 1980s reissue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hi, How Ya Doin'?" (vocals, Barry Johnson)	Steve Horton	5:38
2.	"I've Been Missin' You"	Kenny Gorelick Kashif Saleem	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 Horton	4:37
6.	"I Wanna Be Yours"	Kenny Gorelick	4:31
7.	"Sunset at Noon"	Kenny Gorelick Kashif Saleem	5:16
8.	"Help Yourself to My Love"	Paul Lawrence Jones III	4:47
Total length:			38:45

• Track information adapted from Discogs^[6] and then verified from the LP label.^[7]

Personnel

• Kenny G – saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, arrangements (1-6), synthesizers (1, 2, 3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
• Barry J. Eastman – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
• Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
• Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1-6, 8)
• Kashif – arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), keyboards (7, 8), synthesizers (7, 8), Synclavier (7), drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), bass (8)
• Paul Lawrence Jones III – keyboards (8)
• Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8)
• Marlon McClain – guitars (2, 4, 6)
• Wayne Brathwaite – bass (1-7), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), synthesizers (3, 5, 6), percussion (6)
• Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
• Yogi Horton – drums (3)
• Leslie Ming – drums (3, 5)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5)
• Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
• Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)
• Barry "Sunjohn" Johnson – lead vocals (1, 5)
• Steve Horton – backing vocals
• Freddie Jackson – backing vocals
• La Forrest 'La La' Cope – backing vocals
• Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
• B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
• Lillo Thomas – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Wayne Brathwaite
• Co-Producer on Track 2 – Kenny G
• Executive Producer on Track 2 – Kashif
• Engineer – Darrell Gustamachio
• Additional Engineers – Carl Beatty, Bill Dooley, Brian McGee and Jon Smith.
• Additional drum engineering on Track 3 – Michael Brauer
• Assistant Engineers – Ron Banks, Larry DeCarmine, John Davenport and Tom Gartland.
• Mixed by Steve Goldman
• Art Direction – Donn Davenport and Howard Fritzson
• Logo Design – Tony Gable
• Photography – Pierre Chanteau
• Management – Jeffrey Ross Music

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. "Traditional Jazz". billboard.com. Billboard. 4 May 1984. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
3. "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
4. "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.
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.