The Dance (Dave Koz album)

The Dance
Studio album by
Dave Koz
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
GenreSmooth jazz
Length60:40
LabelCapitol
ProducerGlen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Koz, Burt Bacharach, Montell Jordan, Schappell Crawford, Brad Cole, Dave Koz
Dave Koz chronology
December Makes Me Feel This Way
(1997) 		The Dance
(1999) 		A Smooth Jazz Christmas
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.