Morning Dance

Morning Dance
Artwork by David Heffernan
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1979
Recorded1978
GenreJazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length39:36
LabelInfinity Records, MCA, Amherst
ProducerJay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Spyro Gyra
(1978)
Morning Dance
(1979)
Catching the Sun
(1980)
Singles from Morning Dance
  1. "Morning Dance"
    Released: May 1979

Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra.[1][2] The album was released in March 9, 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1979, and was certified platinum on June 1, 1987.[3]

At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 27 on the Top 200 albums chart, while the song "Morning Dance" reached No. 24 on the Hot 100 songs chart and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary songs chart.[4] In Canada, the album reached No. 47 in its 10th week,[5] and returned to No. 49 in its 20th week of 25 in the top 100.

  1. ^ "Spyro Gyra Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ Brackley, Judith (1 May 1980). "Records/Reviews". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 14, 1979" (PDF).