# The Dance (Dave Koz album)

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).

## 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 |