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"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, played on a soprano saxophone,[1] 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 and No. 23 on the R&B chart.[2]

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"Songbird"
Single by Kenny G
from the album Duotones
Released	March 1987 (US) August 1987 (Australia)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	5:03 (album version) 4:01 (single version) 4:09 (video version)
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Kenny G
Producer(s)	Kenny G Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass
Kenny G singles chronology
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (1986) "Songbird" (1987) "Silhouette" (1988)

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.

Charts

Year-end chart (1987)	Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[3]	55

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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