Kenny G - We've Saved The Best For Last

What this video is

Released in 1989 as the third single from Kenny G's fifth studio album 'Silhouette,' this collaboration with Motown legend Smokey Robinson exemplifies the commercial fusion strategy of late-1980s adult contemporary: pairing an instrumental pop star with a legacy soul vocalist to maximize appeal across smooth-jazz, R&B, and pop radio formats. The song reached #4 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and #47 on the…

Why it matters

A canonical artifact of late-1980s smooth-jazz/adult-contemporary crossover aesthetics. Demonstrates the genre's visual grammar: de-saturated warmth, performance-forward documentary framing, and collaborative prestige pairing. The Smokey Robinson feature bridges Motown heritage with contemporary…

The director

Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953, Catterick, North Yorkshire) is a British-American music video director and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Trained as an architect at the University of Bath, he entered the music industry via Stiff Records before co-founding…