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"By the Time This Night Is Over" is a song by American musician Kenny G and singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson, released as a single from Kenny G's sixth studio album, Breathless, in 1992 and from Bryson's 16th studio album, Through the Fire, in 1994. The song peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 37 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles. On the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, "By the Time This Night Is Over" spent two weeks at number one, while in Canada, the song reached number six on the RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.

Personnel

• Kenny G – soprano saxophone, arrangements
• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass, drums, rhythm programming, all other instruments, arrangements
• Dan Shea – keyboards, programming
• Gary Cirimelli – Macintosh programming, Synclavier programming
• Ren Klyce – Akai AX60 programming, Synclavier programming
• Michael Thompson – guitars
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals
• Pat Hawk – backing vocals
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
• Vann Johnson – backing vocals
• Rose Stone – backing vocals
• Fred White – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Walter Afanasieff and David Foster
• Engineer – Dana Jon Chappelle
• Assistant Engineers – Steve Shepherd and Kevin Becka
• Additional Engineering – David Gleeson, Jeffrey Woodruff, Kevin Becka and Steve Shepherd.
• Mixed by Mick Guzauski

Charts

Release history

References

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3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2179." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2176." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
6. "Kenny G Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
7. "Kenny G Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
8. "Kenny G Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
9. "Kenny G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
10. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
11. "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
12. "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
13. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 3, 1993. p. 19.
14. "愛の夜明け | ケニー・G" [Dawn of Love | Kenny G] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

• 1992 songs
• 1993 songs
• 1993 singles
• Arista Records singles
• Kenny G songs
• Peabo Bryson songs
• Song recordings produced by David Foster
• Song recordings produced by Walter Afanasieff
• Songs written by Andy Goldmark
• Songs written by Diane Warren
• Songs written by Michael Bolton