Don't Make Me Wait for Love

"Don't Make Me Wait For Love" is a song by Kenny G featuring Lenny Williams on lead vocals—the first single released from Kenny G's 1986 album Duotones. The song was written and composed by Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden.

In the US, "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" was first released in August 1987 where it only peaked at number 77 on the Hot Black Singles chart. Later that year, the song's re-issue went on to reach number 17 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 15 on the Hot 100 chart. "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" had its best showing on the Adult Contemporary music charts, where it peaked at number 2.

Credits and personnel

Kenny G: tenor saxophone
Lenny Williams: lead and background vocals
Walter Afanasieff: songwriter, keyboards, synthesizers
Preston Glass: songwriter, producer, synthesizers, drum programming, background vocals
Narada Michael Walden: songwriter, executive producer, additional arrangements
Randy Jackson: Moog Source synth bass
Claytoven Richardson, Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, Gina Glass, Yolanda Glass – background vocals

Chart positions

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	77

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	17

Live Recordings

Michael Bolton was the guest lead vocalist for the live version of the song in Kenny's 1989 Kenny G Live recording.

References

https://www.45cat.com/record/as19625
"Duotones - Kenny G | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 320.
Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 135.
Don't Make Me Wait for Love (from Kenny G Live) ft. Michael Bolton. Arista Records/Sony Music. 1989. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Kenny G G Force Gravity Duotones Silhouette Breathless The Moment Paradise Rhythm & Romance Heart and Soul Namaste (with Rahul Sharma) Brazilian Nights New Standards
Singles	"Hi, How Ya Doin'?" "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" "Songbird" "Silhouette" "We've Saved the Best for Last" "Going Home" "Forever in Love" "By the Time This Night Is Over" "Sentimental" "The Moment" "Havana" "Fall Again" "Heart and Soul"
Other songs	"Use This Gospel"
Holiday albums	Miracles Faith Wishes
Live albums	Kenny G Live Best
Greatest hits albums	The Very Best of Kenny G Greatest Hits Ultimate Kenny G The Greatest Holiday Classics The Essential Kenny G
Compilation albums	The Collection Montage Six of Hearts In America The Romance of Kenny G The Holiday Collection
Cover albums	Classics in the Key of G At Last...The Duets Album I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time

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