The Dance (Dave Koz album) explained

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.^[1] The album sold more than 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2]

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[3]
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[4]
"Know You by Heart"	2000	Billboard Adult Contemporary	26[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Dance – Dave Koz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums . allmusic . September 14, 2011.
2. Web site: Search Results for Dave Koz . RIAA. September 14, 2011.
3. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dave koz|chart=all}} The Dance – Dave Koz]. Billboard. September 14, 2011.
4. Web site: The Dance – Dave Koz > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles . allmusic . September 14, 2011.
5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dave koz|chart=all}} Know You by Heart – Dave Koz]. Billboard. September 14, 2011.