Lucky Man (Dave Koz album)
# Lucky Man (Dave Koz album)

Professional ratings :

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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.

## Personnel

* Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7-13), baritone saxophone (1, 13), tenor saxophone (1, 7, 13), arrangements (1, 2, 4-12), keyboards (2, 6, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (2, 6, 7), additional keyboards (3, 7, 11), programming (4), saxophone (4), backing chanter (4), breath noises (4), backing vocals (5), EWI (6, 7), whisperers (7)
* Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 8, 10, 11), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), drum programming (8, 10), synth bass (10, 11), programming (11)
* Bill Payne – acoustic piano (1)
* Chester Thompson – organ (1)
* Jeff Koz – keyboards (2, 12), acoustic guitar (2, 12), bass programming (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2, 11, 12), electric guitar (3), nylon guitar (3)
* Brad Cole – keyboards (3), acoustic piano (3), sax section arrangements (13)
* Dennis Lambert – programming (4), arrangements (4), backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Tim Carmon – keyboard programming (5)
* Anthony DeTiege – keyboard programming (5)
* Billy Moss – keyboard programming (5)
* Claude Gaudette – keyboards (6), acoustic piano (6), synth bass (6), strings (6), string arrangements (6), bass (7), drum programming (7)
* Carl Sturken – keyboards (6), acoustic guitar (6), arrangements (6)
* John Barnes – acoustic piano (7)
* Kenny Moore – acoustic piano (7)
* Booker T. Jones – organ (7)
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (9), synthesizer programming (9), arrangements (9)
* Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (12)
* Robben Ford – guitar (1)
* Oliver Leiber – additional guitar (1), guitars (10)
* Michael Thompson – electric guitar (2, 12)
* Bob Mann – acoustic guitar (3)
* Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (7, 8), rhythm guitar (10)
* Teddy Castellucci – acoustic guitar (9), electric guitar (9)
* Buzz Feiten – guitar fills (10), additional guitar (11)
* Carlos Rios – electric guitar (11), guitar solo (11)
* Alec Milstein – bass (1), electric bass (5, 8, 10, 11)
* Nathan East – bass (2, 12), electric bass (7)
* John Pena – bass (3)
* Jimmy Haslip – fretless bass (6)
* Pino Palladino – fretless bass (8, 11)
* John Robinson – drums (1, 9, 11), drum fills (8)
* Rayford Griffin – drums (2, 12)
* Ricky Lawson – drums (3)
* Mark Schulman – drums (6)
* Ed Greene – drums (7)
* Curt Bisquera – drums (10)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 10, 12)
* Michito Sanchez – percussion (3)
* Steve Reid – percussion (6)
* Michael Fisher – percussion (7, 9)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (8, 11)
* Maceo Parker – alto saxophone (7)
* Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (7)
* Clarence Clemons – tenor saxophone (7)
* Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (3)
* Jules Chaikin – string contractor (3)
* Franne Golde – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Evelyn King – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Jheryl Lockhart – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Jean McClain – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Katrina Perkins – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5)
* Zelma Davis – lead and backing vocals (5)
* Phil Perry – lead vocals (6)
* Evan Rogers – backing vocals (6), arrangements (6)
* Edward James Olmos – spoken introduction (7)
* Charles Pettigrew – vocals (9)

Party Goers on "Saxman"

* Tim Carmon, Anthony DeTiege, Jud Friedman, Karin Friedman, Audrey Koz, Norman Koz, Bobby Kranc, Paul La Combe, Tina Lambert, Simone Lazer, Hilary Mandel, Mark Mattson, Cassandre McGowan, Billy Moss, Harley Neuman, David Pearlman, David Perler, Allan Rich, Nick Smith, David Williams, Patrick Wilson, Roberta Wilson and Taylor Rose Wilson

Choir on "Show Me the Way"

* Alex Brown, Jim Gilstrap, Phillip Ingram, Katrina Perkins, Jeff Pescetto, Leslie Smith, Yvonne Williams, Gigi Worth, Mona Lisa Young and Terry Young

## Production

* Bruce Lundvall – executive producer
* Dave Koz – producer (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10-13), associate producer (5, 7, 9), liner notes
* Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 8, 10), engineer
* Jeff Koz – producer (2, 3, 11, 12)
* Dennis Lambert – producer (5, 7, 9)
* Evan Rogers – producer (6)
* Carl Sturken – producer (6)
* Nick Els – engineer
* Gabriel Moffat – engineer
* Ed Murphy – engineer
* Doug Rider – engineer, mixing (13)
* Allen Sides – engineer
* Gabe Veltri – engineer
* Dan Bosworth – second engineer
* Martin Brumbach – second engineer
* Jim Champagne – second engineer
* Mark Levinson – second engineer
* Bob Loftus – second engineer
* Nica Lorber – second engineer
* Eric Rudd – second engineer
* Mick Stern – second engineer
* Shelly Stewart – second engineer
* Howard Willing – second engineer
* John Zaika – second engineer
* Alan Meyerson – mixing (1-12)
* John Chamberlin – second mix engineer (1-12)
* Kimm James – second mix engineer (1-12)
* Thom Russo – second mix engineer (1-12)
* Jamie Seyberth – second mix engineer (1-12)
* Willie Will – second mix engineer (1-12)
* Jeff Shannon – second mix engineer (13)
* Steve Hall – mastering
* Colleen Donahue-Reynolds – project coordinator (6)
* Jeffrey Fey – art direction
* Tommy Steele – art direction, design
* Scott Morgan – photography
* Shelly Haber – management
* Leanne Meyers – management
* Vision Management – management company

Studios

* Recorded at JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, CA); The Village Recorder, Record One, Westlake Studios, The Bakery Recording Studios and Who Did That Music? (Los Angeles, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios and Ocean Studios (Burbank, CA); Ocean Way Recording, Trax Recording Studio, The Bunny Hop and Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Kiva Recording and The Zoo (Encino, CA); The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, New York).
* Mixed at Larrabee North (North Hollywood, CA); Larrabee West (West Hollywood, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios.
* Mastered at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).

## Charts

Album :

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 176 |
| 1993 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 2 |

Single :

| Title | Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| You Make Me Smile | 1993 | Adult Contemporary | 20 |

## Certifications

| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
| - | - | - |
| United States | Gold | 500,000 |
