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]
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| Released | September 28, 1999 |
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| Genre | Smooth jazz |
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| Length | 60:40 |
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| Label | Capitol |
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| Producer | Glen Ballard, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Koz, Burt Bacharach, Montell Jordan, Schappell Crawford, Brad Cole, Dave Koz |
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| 1. | "Together Again" | Dave Koz, Jeff Koz | 4:17 |
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| 2. | "I'm Waiting for You" | D.Koz, J.Lorber | 3:18 |
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| 3. | "Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)" (featuring Luther Vandross) | D.Koz, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | 4:17 |
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| 4. | "Careless Whisper" (featuring Montell Jordan) | George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley | 6:11 |
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| 5. | "Love Is on the Way" (featuring Chris Botti) | Jeff Lorber, D.Koz | 4:45 |
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| 6. | "Know You by Heart" | D.Koz, Skip Ewing | 3:39 |
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| 7. | "Surrender" | J.Koz, D.Koz | 4:43 |
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| 8. | "You Are Me, I Am You" (featuring Marc Antoine) | D.Koz, Sturken, Rogers | 4:52 |
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| 9. | "The Dance" (featuring BeBe Winans) | Tony Arata | 5:19 |
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| 10. | "Cuban Hideaway" | D.Koz | 2:14 |
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| 11. | "The Bright Side" (featuring Jonathan Butler) | D.Koz, Lorber | 4:41 |
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| 12. | "Don't Give Up" (featuring Burt Bacharach) | Burt Bacharach, D.Koz | 4:02 |
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| 13. | "Right by Your Side" | D.Koz, J.Koz | 4:04 |
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| 14. | "I'll Be There" | Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis | 4:18 |
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- 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)
- 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
Single
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Chart
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Position
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| "Careless Whisper"
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2000
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Billboard Adult Contemporary
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30[5]
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| "Know You by Heart"
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2000
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Billboard Adult Contemporary
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26[6]
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