Kenny G – Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by saxophonist

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 Kenny G

Kenny G

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

. It was released by Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

 in 1997

1997 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...

, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 19 on Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

.

Shortly after the release of 'Greatest Hits', the blockbuster film Titanic

Titanic (1997 film)

Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...

 was released. Having already produced the hit single of My Heart Will Go On

My Heart Will Go On

"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...

 with Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

, Afanasieff returned to the studio with Kenny G to produce an instrumental version of the 'Love Theme from Titanic'.

This recording was released as a single and was bundled with the Greatest Hits as a promotional item. The cover is a photograph from the Greatest Hits booklet with water superimposed over the top. The packaging for the single declared itself to be 'The first instrumental version available of this classic theme for all time'. Since this first release, it has appeared on every Kenny G greatest hits compilation.

Track listing

1. "Songbird" – 4:00
2. "Silhouette" – 4:32
3. "Forever in Love" – 4:59
4. "Everytime I Close My Eyes" (lead vocal: Babyface) – 4:59
5. "Sentimental" – 4:18
6. "The Moment" – 4:43
7. "How Could An Angel Break My Heart" (lead vocal: Toni Braxton) – 4:22
8. "Loving You" – 3:19
9. "You Send Me" (lead vocal: Michael Bolton) – 4:03
10. "Havana" – 7:22
11. "By the Time This Night is Over" (lead vocal: Peabo Bryson) – 4:21
12. "Baby G" – 3:35
13. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (lead vocal: Lenny Williams) – 4:06
14. "Theme from Dying Young" – 4:02
15. "All the Way/One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)" (lead vocal: Frank Sinatra) – 6:07
16. "Innocence" – 4:00
17. "Asian Dream" – 4:07

Kenny G Greatest Hits Disc 2

1. "The Joy of Life" - 4:24
2. "Always" - 5:38
3. "The Wedding Song" - 3:27

Kenny G Greatest Hits Disc 3

1. "My Heart Will Go On
   My Heart Will Go On
   "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...
   
   " - 4:23 (James Horner
   James Horner
   James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...
   
   , Will Jennings
   Will Jennings
   Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
   
   )
2. "Going Home" - 4:17 (Unknown)