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

1. Wildran, Jonathan. Dave Koz: The Dance > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
2. "The Dance – Dave Koz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
3. "Search Results for Dave Koz". RIAA. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
4. "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.