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This article is about the album by Kenny G. For the measure of acceleration, see g-force. For other uses, see G force (disambiguation).

G Force
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	January 1983
Recorded	1982
Studios	Celestial Sounds Studio, The Hit Factory and Secret Sounds Studios (New York City, New York)
Genres	Smooth jazz jazz-funk
Length	38:45
Label	Arista
Producers	Kenny G Wayne Brathwaite Kashif
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G (1982) G Force (1983) Gravity (1985)
Alternative cover
Late 1980s reissue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

G Force is the second studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1983, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 62 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hi, How Ya Doin'?" (vocals, Barry Johnson)	Steve Horton	5:38
2.	"I've Been Missin' You"	Kenny Gorelick Kashif Saleem	4:17
3.	"Tribeca"	Kenny Gorelick Kashif Saleem Wayne Brathwaite	4:40
4.	"G Force"	Kenny Gorelick Marlon McClain Roger Sause	4:59
5.	"Do Me Right" (vocals, Barry Johnson)	Steve Horton	4:37
6.	"I Wanna Be Yours"	Kenny Gorelick	4:31
7.	"Sunset at Noon"	Kenny Gorelick Kashif Saleem	5:16
8.	"Help Yourself to My Love"	Paul Lawrence Jones III	4:47
Total length:			38:45

• Track information adapted from Discogs and then verified from the LP label.

Personnel

Musicians and Performers

• Kenny G – saxophones, flute, synthesizer programming, synthesizers (1–3, 5), Lyricon solo (5), percussion (6)
• Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
• Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6)
• Peter Scherer – Synclavier (1–6, 8)
• Kashif – keyboards (7, 8), synthesizers (7, 8), Synclavier (7), drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), bass (8)
• Paul Lawrence Jones III – keyboards (8)
• Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8)
• Marlon McClain – guitars (2, 4, 6)
• Wayne Brathwaite – bass (1–7), synthesizers (3, 5, 6), percussion (6)
• Omar Hakim – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
• Yogi Horton – drums (3)
• Leslie Ming – drums (3, 5)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1, 3–5)
• Steve Kroon – percussion (2)
• Barry "Sunjohn" Johnson – lead vocals (1, 5)
• Steve Horton – backing vocals
• Freddie Jackson – backing vocals
• La Forrest 'La La' Cope – backing vocals
• Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
• B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
• Lillo Thomas – backing vocals

Arrangements

• Kenny G – arrangements (1–6)
• Kashif – arrangements (1–3, 5, 7, 8)
• Wayne Brathwaite – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6)
• Steve Horton – arrangements (1, 5)

Production

• Kashif – executive producer
• Wayne Brathwaite – producer (1, 3–8), co-producer (2)
• Kenny G – co-producer (2)
• Darrell Gustamachio – engineer
• Ron Banks – assistant engineer
• John Davenport – assistant engineer
• Larry DeCarmine – assistant engineer
• Tom Gartland – assistant engineer
• Carl Beatty – additional engineer
• Bill Dooley – additional engineer
• Brian McGee – additional engineer
• Jon Smith – additional engineer
• Michael H. Brauer – drum engineer (3)
• Steve Goldman – mixing
• Donn Davenport – art direction
• Howard Fritzson – art direction
• Tony Gable – logo design
• Pierre Chanteau – photography
• Pamela Jenette – make-up
• Shanault Wadley – fashion designer
• Jeffrey Ross Music – management

Charts

Album

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Traditional Jazz (Billboard)	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	17
US Billboard 200	62

Singles

Title	Date	Chart	Peak position
"Hi, How Ya Doin?"	April 13, 1984	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.