The Dance (Dave Koz album)

The Dance

Studio album by Dave Koz

Released

September 28, 1999

Genre

Smooth jazz

Length

60:40

Label

Capitol

Producer

Glen 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Dave Koz – Saxophones
Gloria Agustus – Background Vocal
Marc Antoine – Spanish Guitar
Burt Bacharach – Piano
Glen Ballard – Keyboards
David Benoit – Piano
Wayne Bergeron – Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Chris Botti – Trumpet
Terry Bradford – Background Vocal
Jonathan Butler – Acoustic Guitar, Vocal
Sue Ann Carwell – Background Vocal
Lenny Castro – Percussion
Matt Chamberlain – Drums
Garron Chang – Sample Loan
Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
Brad Cole – Keyboards
Luis Conte – Percussion
Schappell Crawford – Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
Nathan East – Bass
Ethan Farmer – Bass
Steve Ferrone – Drums
Kathy Hazzard – Background Vocal
Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar
George Johnson – Drums
Shae Jones – Background Vocal
Montell Jordan – Vocal
Randy Kerber – Piano
Brian Kilgore – Percussion
Jeff Koz – Guitars, Keyboards
Michael Landau – Guitars
Nick Lane – Trombone

Ricky Lawson – Drums
Jeff Lorber – Keyboards
Tony Maiden – Guitar
Al McKay – Guitar
Janet Mims – Background Vocal
Cindy Mizelle – Background Vocal
Ricky Nelson – Background Vocal
Kevin Owens – Background Vocal
Timothy Owens – Background Vocal
Dean Parks – Guitars
John Pena – Bass
Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards
Mark Portmann – Keyboards
John Robinson – Drums
Evan Rogers – Background Vocal
Bill Sharpe – Bass
Alfie Silas – Background Vocal
Jackie Simley Stevens – Background Vocal
Neil Stubenhaus – Bass
Carl Sturken – Guitars, Keyboards
David Thomas – Background Vocal
Michael Thompson – Guitars
Luther Vandross – Background Vocal
Alejandra Vargas – Spoken Word
Mervyn Warren – Vocal
Freddie Washington – Bass
Audrey Wheeler – Background Vocal
Urs Wiesendanger – Keyboards
Jay Williams – Acoustic Guitar
BeBe Winans – Vocal
Gota Yashiki – Drum Samples

Charts

Album
Year	Chart	Position
1999	Billboard 200	190^[4]
1999	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	2^[2]
1999	R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	67^[4]
2000	Jazz Albums	3^[4]

Single
Title	Year	Chart	Position
Careless Whisper	2000	Adult Contemporary	30^[5]
Know You by Heart	2000	Adult Contemporary	26^[6]

Certifications

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

References

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

Dave Koz

Main albums	Dave Koz Lucky Man Off the Beaten Path The Dance Saxophonic At the Movies Hello Tomorrow Summer Horns

Holiday albums	December Makes Me Feel This Way A Smooth Jazz Christmas Memories of a Winter's Night Ultimate Christmas

Live Albums	Live at the Blue Note Tokyo

Singles	"Castle of Dreams" "Nothing But the Radio On" "Endless Summer Nights" "Emily" "You Make Me Smile" "Faces of the Heart" "Lucky Man" "Together Again" "Careless Whisper" "It Might Be You" "White Christmas"

Videography	Off the Beaten Path: Live from Trinidad

Compilations	Greatest Hits

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