Morning Dance (song) explained

Morning Dance
Type:	single
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Album:	Morning Dance
B-Side:	Song for Lorraine
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	Jazz^[1] easy listening^[2]
Length:	3:58
Label:	Infinity Records
Producer:	Richard Calandra, Jay Beckenstein
Prev Title:	Shaker Song
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Jubilee
Next Year:	1979

"Morning Dance" is the title of an instrumental recording by the noted smooth jazz/jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Songwriter and band member Jay Beckenstein plays the alto sax on this track, and it features a memorable tenor steel pan.

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	75
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)^[4]	17
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	24
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Cashbox Top 100^[7]	27
US Record World Singles Chart^[8]	31

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Web site: SPYRO GYRA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company.
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Web site: Cash Box Chart Entries 1970-1979. popmusichistory. October 3, 2023.
Web site: Record World Singles Chart: August 18, 1979. October 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230517020611/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-08-18.pdf. May 17, 2023. live.