title: The Essential Kenny G
text: # The Essential Kenny G
  
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  The Essential Kenny G is the fifth greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by Arista Records in 2006. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Two different editions of the album were released: the single-disc version contains fifteen songs, while the double-disc edition has 31 songs.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  ### Single-disc version
  
  * "What A Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
  * "Morning" – 5:15
  * "Sister Rose" – 6:13
  * "Even If My Heart Would Break" (featuring Aaron Neville) – 4:59
  * "The Moment" – 6:01
  * "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:44
  * "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:33
  * "G-Bop" – 4:06
  * "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:22
  * "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:45
  * "Havana" – 7:22
  * "Going Home" – 5:30
  * "Januari" (featuring Glenn Fredly) – 3:51
  * "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:09
  * "Jasmine Flower" – 4:36
  
  ### Double-disc version
  
  **Disc 1**
  
  * "Songbird" – 5:03
  * "Sade" – 4:20
  * "Slip of the Tongue" – 4:53
  * "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" – 4:03
  * "Silhouette" – 5:29
  * "Against Doctor's Orders" – 4:44
  * "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" – 4:08
  * "Brazil" – 4:38
  * "Theme from Dying Young" – 4:01
  * "We've Saved the Best for Last" – 4:20
  * "Forever in Love" – 4:59
  * "Midnight Motion (Live)" – 8:23
  * "By the Time This Night Is Over" (featuring Peabo Bryson) – 4:24
  * "Loving You" – 3:20
  * "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
  * "Sentimental" – 6:35
  * "De Mil Colores" (featuring Rosario Flores) - 3:59 (Bonus track)
  
  **Disc 2**
  
  * "What a Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
  * "Morning" – 5:14
  * "Sister Rose" – 6:14
  * "Even if My Heart Would Break" – 5:00
  * "The Moment" – 6:03
  * "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:46
  * "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:35
  * "Pick Up the Pieces" (featuring David Sanborn) – 4:15
  * "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:23
  * "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:46
  * "Havana" – 7:23
  * "Going Home" – 5:32
  * "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:10
  * "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" – 3:00
  * "Auld Lang Syne (The Millennium Mix)" – 7:52
  