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The Dance is the fifth studio album by American smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on September 28, 1999. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2] The album sold more than 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Together Again"Dave Koz, Jeff Koz4:17
2."I'm Waiting for You"D.Koz, J.Lorber3:18
3."Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)" (featuring Luther Vandross)D.Koz, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers4:17
4."Careless Whisper" (featuring Montell Jordan)George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley6:11
5."Love Is on the Way" (featuring Chris Botti)Jeff Lorber, D.Koz4:45
6."Know You by Heart"D.Koz, Skip Ewing3:39
7."Surrender"J.Koz, D.Koz4:43
8."You Are Me, I Am You" (featuring Marc Antoine)D.Koz, Sturken, Rogers4:52
9."The Dance" (featuring BeBe Winans)Tony Arata5:19
10."Cuban Hideaway"D.Koz2:14
11."The Bright Side" (featuring Jonathan Butler)D.Koz, Lorber4:41
12."Don't Give Up" (featuring Burt Bacharach)Burt Bacharach, D.Koz4:02
13."Right by Your Side"D.Koz, J.Koz4:04
14."I'll Be There"Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis4:18

Personnel

  • Dave Koz – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, arrangements (5, 13)
  • Jeff Koz – keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass, drum programming, arrangements (5, 13), vocal arrangements (14)
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards (2, 11), drum programming (2, 11)
  • Carl Sturken – keyboards (3, 8), acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (3, 8), bass (3, 8), drum programming (3, 8)
  • Mark Portmann – additional keyboards (3), keyboards (8)
  • Schappell Crawford – keyboards (4), Fender Rhodes (4)
  • David Benoit – string arrangements (4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
  • Urs Wiesendanger – additional keyboards (5, 11), percussion (5)
  • Glen Ballard – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9)
  • Randy Kerber – Fender Rhodes (9)
  • Brad Cole – arrangements (10), additional keyboards (14)
  • Burt Bacharach – acoustic piano (12)
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (12)
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 4, 7, 12, 13), nylon guitar (4), guitar (9, 14), acoustic guitar (13)
  • Michael Landau – acoustic guitar (2, 11), electric guitar (2, 5, 11)
  • Jay Williams – acoustic guitar (4)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – electric guitar (5)
  • Tony Maiden – wah wah guitar (7)
  • Marc Antoine – Spanish guitar (8)
  • Jonathan Butler – acoustic guitar (11), vocals (11)
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (12), electric guitar (12)
  • Al McKay – electric guitar (14)
  • Bill Sharpe – bass (1, 7)
  • Nathan East – bass (2, 11)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (6)
  • John Peña – bass (8, 14)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass (12)
  • Gota Yashiki – drum samples (1)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (3)
  • George Johnson – drums (4)
  • Montell Jordan – drum programming (4), lead vocals (4)
  • John Robinson – drums (5, 11, 12, 14)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (6)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (9)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (13)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 6, 7, 12, 13)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5, 11)
  • Brian Kilgore – percussion (9)
  • Luis Conte – percussion (10)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (12)
  • Chris Botti – trumpet (5)
  • Wayne Bergeron – flugelhorn (12), trumpet (12)
  • Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (4, 6)
  • Luther Vandross – vocals (3), vocal arrangements (3)
  • Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Shae Jones – backing vocals (4)
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (8)
  • Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (8)
  • BeBe Winans – lead vocals (9)
  • Gloria Agustus – backing vocals (9)
  • Kathy Hazzard – backing vocals (9)
  • Janet Mims – backing vocals (9)
  • Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (9)
  • Alfie Silas – backing vocals (9)
  • Jackie Simley Stevens – backing vocals (12)
  • Mervyn Warren – lead and backing vocals (14), vocal arrangements (14)
  • Terry Bradford – backing vocals (14)
  • Timothy Owens – backing vocals (14)
  • David Thomas – backing vocals (14)

Production

  • Roy Lott – executive producer
  • Dave Koz – producer, engineer
  • Jeff Koz – producer, engineer
  • Jeff Lorber – producer (2, 11)
  • Evan Rogers – producer (3, 8)
  • Carl Sturken – producer (3, 8)
  • Schappell Crawford – producer (4)
  • Montell Jordan – producer (4)
  • Glen Ballard – producer (9)
  • Brad Cole – producer (10), engineer
  • Scott Campbell – engineer
  • Bryan Carrigan – engineer
  • Anne Catalino – engineer
  • Nick Els – engineer
  • Clark Germain – engineer
  • Al Hemberger – engineer
  • Ed Miller – engineer
  • Gus Mossler – engineer
  • Frank Nadasdy – engineer
  • Doug Rider – engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – engineer
  • John Vigran – engineer
  • Jeff Woodruff – engineer
  • Allen Sides – strings recording (4, 6)
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Valerie Pack – project coordinator
  • Ceinwyn Clark – production coordinator
  • Jolie Levine-Aller – production coordinator
  • Jeffrey Fey – art direction, design
  • Tommy Steele – art direction
  • Sam Jones – photography
  • Adriana Verwey – stylist

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard 200 190[4]
1999 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 2[2]
1999 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 67[4]
2000 Billboard Jazz Albums 3[4]
Single
Title Year Chart Position
"Careless Whisper" 2000 Billboard Adult Contemporary 30[5]
"Know You by Heart" 2000 Billboard Adult Contemporary 26[6]

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
United States Gold[3] 500,000

References

  1. ^ Wildran, Jonathan. Dave Koz: The Dance > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "The Dance – Dave Koz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Search Results for Dave Koz". RIAA. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "The Dance – Dave Koz". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Dance – Dave Koz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Know You by Heart – Dave Koz". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
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