Lucky Man | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 29, 1993 (
NYC) November 1993 ( USA) May 1994 (international) | |||
Recorded | March-June 1993 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 59:53 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Dennis Lambert, Jeff Lorber, Dave Koz, Jeff Koz, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||
Dave Koz chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lucky Man | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Lucky Man is the second studio album by saxophonist Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on June 29, 1993 in NYC, followed by a nationwide release in November 1993 and international release in May 1994. 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.
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 to 2004.
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 |
Party Goers on "Saxman"
Choir on "Show Me the Way"
Studios
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] |
Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
United States | Gold [4] | 500,000 |
Lucky Man | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 29, 1993 (
NYC) November 1993 ( USA) May 1994 (international) | |||
Recorded | March-June 1993 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 59:53 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Dennis Lambert, Jeff Lorber, Dave Koz, Jeff Koz, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||
Dave Koz chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lucky Man | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Lucky Man is the second studio album by saxophonist Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on June 29, 1993 in NYC, followed by a nationwide release in November 1993 and international release in May 1994. 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.
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 to 2004.
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 |
Party Goers on "Saxman"
Choir on "Show Me the Way"
Studios
Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
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] |
Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
United States | Gold [4] | 500,000 |