By the Time This Night Is Over

1993 single by Kenny G and Peabo Bryson

"By the Time This Night Is Over"

Single by Kenny G and Peabo Bryson

from the album Breathless and Through the Fire

Released

1993

Length

4:45 (album version)
4:23 (single version)

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Diane Warren

Producer(s)

Walter Afanasieff, David Foster

Kenny G singles chronology

"Forever in Love"
(1992)

"By the Time This Night Is Over"
(1993)

"Sentimental"
(1993)

Peabo Bryson singles chronology

"A Whole New World"
(1992)

"By the Time This Night Is Over"
(1993)

"Why Goodbye"
(1994)

"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 1993 and from Bryson's 16th studio album, Through the Fire, in 1994.^[1] 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[2]	6
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[3]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	56
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[7]	29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	37

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	59
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[10]	18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[11]	15

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1993	CD cassette	Arista
United Kingdom	July 5, 1993	CD cassette		^[12]
Japan	July 21, 1993	Mini-CD		^[13]

References

^ "Through the Fire - Peabo Bryson". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2179." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2176." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Kenny G Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Kenny G Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Kenny G Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "Kenny G Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "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.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 3, 1993. p. 19.
^ "愛の夜明け | ケニー・G" [Dawn of Love | Kenny G] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

Peabo Bryson

Discography

Studio albums

Peabo (1976)
Reaching for the Sky (1977)
Crosswinds (1978)
We're the Best of Friends (1979)
Paradise (1980)
I Am Love (1981)
Born to Love (1983)
Straight from the Heart (1984)
Take No Prisoners (1985)
Quiet Storm (1986)
Positive (1988)
All My Love (1989)
Can You Stop the Rain (1991)
Through the Fire (1994)
Peace on Earth (1997)
Unconditional Love (1999)
Missing You (2007)
Stand for Love (2018)

Live albums

Live & More (1980)

Singles

"What You Won't Do for Love" (1979)
"Let the Feeling Flow" (1981)
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (1983)
"I Just Came Here to Dance" (1984)
"If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (1984)
"Without You" (1987)
"Show & Tell" (1989)
"Can You Stop the Rain" (1991)
"A Whole New World" (1992)
"By the Time This Night Is Over" (1993)

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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