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. The album sold more than 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel Dave Koz – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards Jeff Koz – keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass, drum programming 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) Urs Wiesendanger – additional keyboards (5, 11), percussion (5) David Benoit – acoustic piano (6) Glen Ballard – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9) Randy Kerber – Fender Rhodes (9) Burt Bacharach – acoustic piano (12) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (12) Brad Cole – additional keyboards (14) Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 4, 7, 12, 13), nylon guitar (4), guitars (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) Luther Vandross – vocals (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 vocals (14), backing vocals (14) Terry Bradford – backing vocals (14) Timothy Owens – backing vocals (14) David Thomas – backing vocals (14)
Arrangements Luther Vandross – vocal arrangements (3) David Benoit – string arrangements (4, 6) Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (4, 6) Dave Koz – arrangements (5, 13) Jeff Koz – arrangements (5, 13), vocal arrangements (14) Brad Cole – arrangements (10) Mervyn Warren – vocal arrangements (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 – string recording (4, 6) Peter Mokran – mixing at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California) Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) 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 Position1999 Billboard 200190 1999 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 2 1999 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 67 2000 Billboard Jazz Albums 3
+ Single Title Year Chart Position "Careless Whisper" 2000 Billboard Adult Contemporary30 "Know You by Heart" 2000 Billboard Adult Contemporary26
Certifications CountryCertificationSales/shipments United StatesGold 500,000
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