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

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Together Again"	Dave Koz, Jeff Koz	4:17
2.	"I'm Waiting for You"	D.Koz, J.Lorber	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 – 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
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 Contemporary	30
"Know You by Heart"	2000	Billboard Adult Contemporary	26

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States	Gold	500,000