Morning Dance (song)

"Morning Dance"
"Morning Dance"
Single by Spyro Gyra
from the album Morning Dance
B-side	"Song for Lorraine"
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Jazz; easy listening;
Length	3:58
Label	Infinity Records
Songwriter(s)	Jay Beckenstein
Producer(s)	Richard Calandra, Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra singles chronology

"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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^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "SPYRO GYRA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 546.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 229.
^ "Cash Box Chart Entries 1970-1979" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^ "Record World Singles Chart: August 18, 1979" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

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