Songbird (Kenny G composition)

"Songbird"
Single by Kenny G
from the album Duotones
Released	1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	5:03
Label	Arista
Writer(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)

"Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, 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.^[1]

When released in 1987, the song became the first instrumental to reach the top 40 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.

References

1. "Duotones - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-05-02.