Capitol Records Releases Dave Koz - Greatest Hits on September 16th With 11 Koz Classics...

Capitol Records Releases Dave Koz - Greatest Hits on September 16th With 11
Koz Classics and Four Brand New Tunes
'Life In The Fast Lane,' Co-Written With Darren Rahn, Is Most Added For Three
Weeks Running

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitol Records will release Dave
Koz - Greatest Hits on September 16th. It's a fitting time for a career
retrospective of the renowned instrumentalist/composer, with the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce recently announcing that Koz will be honored with a star
in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame in 2009. Dave has had
numerous No. 1 singles and No. 1 albums and been honored with six GRAMMY
nominations and an NAACP Image award nod.
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Although Dave Koz - Greatest Hits is packed with Koz classics, documenting
a career with incredible longevity and diversity, it also provides a sneak
preview of Dave's next chapter with four brand new compositions. "Life In The
Fast Lane," the first single, was most added for three consecutive weeks and
is already at No. 12 on the charts. "I wrote it with Darren Rahn, one of the
great up-and-coming writer/producers of today, and it reminds me of the pace
my life has taken over the past 18 years," says Dave. "It certainly feels like
I've been traveling in the fast lane ... and absolutely enjoying every bit of
the ride."
"And Then I Knew," another new song, was produced by his friend Rob
Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Alanis Morissette). Although the two
have known each other since second grade, this marks the first time the
GRAMMY-winning producer has produced one of Dave's songs -- and his first time
producing an instrumental artist. Other new tunes include "I Can" featuring
BeBe Winans and "Bada Bing" featuring Jeff Golub.
Signed to Capitol by legendary music executive Bruce Lundvall, Koz has
remained with the same label for nearly 20 years. His self-titled debut album
was released in 1990 and yielded numerous hits, including his first No. 1
single, "Castle of Dreams," and "Emily," a track he co-wrote with Bobby
Caldwell and Jeff Lorber. Both are included on Dave Koz - Greatest Hits. Other
highlights include "You Make Me Smile," Koz's signature song, and "Faces of
the Heart" from his first Gold album, 1993's Lucky Man. ("Faces of the Heart"
was the theme song for ABC's "General Hospital" for 10 years.) His follow-up,
Off the Beaten Path, was accompanied by a PBS special of the same name, and
featured a more organic sound. The 1996 album's "Lullaby for a Rainy Night" is
still one of Koz's all-time favorites. The swinging retro funk/hip-hop track
"Can't Let You Go (Sha La Song)" featuring the late Luther Vandross on vocals
was one of two No. 1 hits from 1999's The Dance, which, like Lucky Man, went
Gold. Saxophonic, released in 2003, garnered Koz two GRAMMY nominations
spanning two consecutive years. Like Lucky Man and The Dance before it,
Saxophonic spent over 100 weeks on the charts. Included here are the breezy
"Love Changes Everything" featuring Brian McKnight and the funk-inflected
No. 1 singles "Honey-Dipped" and "All I See Is You."
In addition to recording a string of successful albums, Dave has found the
time to host a weekly syndicated radio show ("Dave Koz Radio Show," now in its
tenth year, is heard in approximately 120 markets) and a daily afternoon radio
show nationally distributed on the Smooth Jazz Radio Network, tour worldwide
(his summer and fall shows are staples of the touring industry and his "Dave
Koz & Friends at Sea" outing is in its fourth year) and co-found an
independent record label, Rendezvous Entertainment. He is also a dedicated
philanthropist, serving as longtime Global Ambassador for the Starlight
Children's Foundation and as an ongoing member of the Board of Governors for
the GRAMMY Foundation.
"An artist's career is a two-way street and I am grateful for my fans'
help in navigating me through this adventure," says Dave, who will wrap up his
summer tour on September 27th with a performance at Los Angeles' Greek
Theatre. Thereafter he'll tour Japan before embarking on the fourth annual
"Dave Koz & Friends At Sea" cruise on Holland America Line's m/s Westerdam.
(Visit http://www.davekozcruise.com for further details.) Dates for the annual
"Dave Koz and Friends A Smooth Jazz Christmas" tour will be announced shortly.
The track listing for Dave Koz - Greatest Hits is as follows:

1. You Make Me Smile
2. All I See Is You
3. Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song) (featuring Luther Vandross)
4. Faces Of The Heart
5. Together Again
6. Honey-Dipped
7. Emily
8. Life In The Fast Lane
9. Love Is On The Way (featuring Chris Botti)
10. I Can (featuring BeBe Winans)
11. Lullaby For A Rainy Night
12. Bada Bing (featuring Jeff Golub)
13. Love Changes Everything (featuring Brian McKnight)
14. And Then I Knew
15. Castle Of Dreams

SOURCE Capitol/EMI

Judi Kerr of Judi Kerr Public Relations, +1-310-477-8191, judikerr@aol.com,
for Capitol-EMI