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.

Lucky Man
Studio album by Dave Koz
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
Dave Koz chronology
Dave Koz (1990) Lucky Man (1993) Off the Beaten Path (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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
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

Dave Koz - Saxophones, EWI John Barnes - Piano Curt Bisquera - Drums Alex Brown - Choir Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards Teddy Castellucci - Guitars Lenny Castro - Percussion Clarence Clemons - Tenor Saxophone Brad Cole - Keyboards Paulinho da Costa - Percussion Zelma Davis - Vocal Nathan East - Bass Howard "Buzz" Feiten - Guitar Michael Fisher - Percussion Robben Ford - Electric Guitar Claude Gaudette - Keyboards Jim Gilstrap - Choir Franne Golde - Background Vocal Ed Greene - Drums Rayford Griffin - Drums Jimmy Haslip - Fretless Bass Phillip Ingram - Choir Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar Booker T. Jones - Organ Evelyn King - Background Vocal Jeff Koz - Guitars Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Baritone Saxophone Dennis Lambert - Background Vocal Ricky Lawson - Drums Oliver Leiber - Guitar

Jheryl Lockhart - Background Vocal Jeff Lorber - Keyboards Bob Mann - Acoustic Guitar Jean McClain - Background Vocal Alec Milstein - Bass Monalisa - Choir Kenny Moore - Piano Edward James Olmos - Spoken Introduction Pino Palladino - Fretless Bass Maceo Parker - Alto Saxophone Bill Payne - Piano John Pena - Bass Katrina Perkins - Background Vocal Phil Perry - Vocal Jeff Pescetto - Choir Charles Pettigrew - Vocal Greg Phillinganes - Piano Steve Reid - Percussion Carlos Rios - Guitars John Robinson - Drums Evan Rogers - Background Vocal Machito Sanchez - Percussion Mark Schulman - Drums Leslie Smith - Choir Carl Sturken - Guitar, Keyboards Chester Thompson - Organ Michael Thompson - Guitar Yvonne Williams - Choir Gigi Worth - Choir Terry Young - Choir

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Billboard 200	176[2]
1993	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	2[2]

Single

Title	Year	Chart	Position
You Make Me Smile	1993	Adult Contemporary	20[3]

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States	Gold[4]	500,000

References

1. Promis, Jose F.. Dave Koz: Lucky Man > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
2. "Lucky Man - Dave Koz > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
3. "You Make Me Smile - Dave Koz". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
4. "Search Results for Dave Koz". riaa.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.