Lucky Man (Dave Koz album)
Lucky Man is the second studio album of saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on June 29, 1993. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA.
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| Released | June 29, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dennis Lambert, Jeff Lorber, Dave Koz, Jeff Koz, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||
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One of the tracks on the album, "Faces of the Heart", was used as the theme to the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1993-2004.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shakin' the Shack" (featuring Robben Ford & Chester Thompson) | Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber | 6:05 |
| 2. | "You Make Me Smile" | Jeff Koz, D.Koz | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Faces of the Heart" | D.Koz, J.Koz, Jack Urbont | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Don't Look Any Further (Prelude)" | 0:40 | |
| 5. | "Don't Look Any Further" (featuring Zelma Davis) | Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, Duane Hitchings | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Tender Is the Night" (featuring Phil Perry) | D.Koz, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Saxman" (featuring Maceo Parker, Clarence Clemons, Stephen Kupka, Booker T. Jones, with a spoken introduction by Edward James Olmos) | Allee Willis, D.Koz | 4:25 |
| 8. | "After Dark" | Lorber, D.Koz | 6:22 |
| 9. | "Lucky Man" (featuring Charles Pettigrew) | Jud Friedman, D.Koz | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Silver Lining" | D.Koz, Lorber | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Wait a Little While" | Carlos Rios, D.Koz | 5:39 |
| 12. | "Show Me the Way" | D.Koz, J.Koz | 5:22 |
| 13. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner | 3:19 |
Personnel
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Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 176[2] |
| 1993 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 2[2] |
| Title | Year | Chart | Position |
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| You Make Me Smile | 1993 | Adult Contemporary | 20[3] |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
| United States | Gold[4] | 500,000 |
References
- Promis, Jose F.. Dave Koz: Lucky Man > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- "Lucky Man - Dave Koz > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- "You Make Me Smile - Dave Koz". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- "Search Results for Dave Koz". riaa.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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