Kenny G took a detour on 2008’s Rhythm & Romance, crafting a full-fledged Latin dance album, but he returns to basics on its 2010 sequel Heart & Soul, his first collection of new pop-oriented material since 2002’s Paradise.
Like that album, Heart & Soul is largely a collaboration with Kenny’s longtime producer Walter Afanasieff, and that’s not the only familiar name here, either: Babyface sits in for a song, just like he did on 1996’s The Moment.
There are plenty of familiar sounds and grooves peppered throughout Heart & Soul -- his soprano sax always stays in its sweet spot, the synthesized funk rhythms keep things tight, while the glaze of electric pianos keep, things smooth, the melodies of the songs threaten to turn into covers but never go all the way -- but familiarity is the point of this album, as it is on so many of Kenny G’s other albums.
It’s not meant to challenge, it’s meant to soothe by offering more of the same formula he’s been peddling since 1986.
Detractors will carp, albeit with considerably less fervor than before, while fans will enjoy another record that gives them precisely what they want.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart and SoulWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Déjà VuWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Fall AgainWalter Afanasieff, Robin Thicke | Kenny G | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Letters from HomeWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | The PromiseWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | No Place Like HomeKenneth Edmonds | Kenny G | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | My DevotionWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | G-Walkin'Walter Afanasieff, Adrian Bradford, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 06:10 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 9 | SunriseWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | One BreathWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | EncoreWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | After HoursWalter Afanasieff, Kenny G | Kenny G | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 56 mins | 129 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 367 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Adelman | Management |
| 2 | Walter Afanasieff | Arranger, Composer, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Producer, Rhythm Programming, Saxophone Arrangement |
| 3 | Paul Boutin | Engineer |
| 4 | Adrian Bradford | Additional Production, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming |
| 5 | Julian Bradford | Bass |
| 6 | Jorge Calandrelli | Arranger, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements |
| 7 | David Channing | Engineer |
| 8 | Steve Churchyard | Engineer |
| 9 | Larissa Collins | Art Direction |
| 10 | Rich Davis | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Kenneth Edmonds | Bass, Composer, Featured Artist, Keyboards, Producer, Rhythm Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Kenny G | Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone Arrangement |
| 13 | Max G. | Guitar (Nylon String) |
| 14 | Tyler Gordon | Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 15 | Dominick Guillemot | Photography |
| 16 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 17 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 18 | John Raymond | Guitar |
| 19 | Steve Shepherd | Mixing Consultant |
| 20 | Tommy Steele | Design |
| 21 | Robin Thicke | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Joe Wohlmuth | Pro-Tools |
| 23 | Gina Zimmitti | Orchestra Contractor |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |