"Songbird" | ||||
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Single by Kenny G | ||||
from the album Duotones | ||||
Released | March 1987 (US) May 1987 (UK) August 1987 (Australia) |
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Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 5:03 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny G | |||
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"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone, and the third single from his 1986 album Duotones. It reached #3 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, #4 on the U.S. Hot 100 charts and #23 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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.
This song can be heard in one scene from Pixar's 2006 animated feature, Cars.
It can also be heard in one scene in comedy 2002 film, The Master of Disguise.