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| Kenny G Teams Up With Robin Thicke Smooth Jazz great, Kenny G is returning to his soulful roots on his 13th album, Heart & Soul due in stores on June 29th from Concord Records. The album is primarily instrumentals with an Urban/Adult Contemporary vibe. produced by Walter Afanasieff (Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey) and Kenny himself. It will only feature two songs with vocals, 'No Place Like Home' written by and featuring Babyface, and the album's first single, 'Fall Again' Featuring Clizbeats featured artist, RobinThicke! 'Fall Again' was actually written by a then 22 year old Robin Thicke with producer, Walter Afanasieff. The song was originally written for Michael Jackson, intended for his last album, Invincible. Even though the song was never included on the album, a demo of the song that Michael recorded was included on Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection from 2004. Although it is nothing more than a favorite of die hard MJ and Thicke fans, the song has gone on to become known as a milestone in Robin Thicke's career as a songwriter and producer. It has been referenced as an important part of his musical resume in many interviews that Robin did as an up and coming performer. . He has said many times that 'Fall Again' was the only song that he had written for someone else that he would have considerd recording himself. Now that thought has become a reality for now 33 year old Robin Thicke. Check out Robin singing vocals on the new Kenny G version of 'Fall Again". write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |