The Dance (Dave Koz album)

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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. The album has been 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.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
1999	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	2
1999	R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	67
2000	Jazz Albums	3

Single

Title	Year	Chart	Position
Careless Whisper	2000	Adult Contemporary	30
Know You by Heart	2000	Adult Contemporary	26

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States	Gold	500,000