"I've Got the Next Dance" is a song by Deniece Williams issued as a single in April 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records.[1] The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2][3]
| "I've Got the Next Dance" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Deniece Williams | |
| from the album When Love Comes Calling | |
| B-side | "When Love Comes Calling" |
| Released | April 1979 |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre | Disco • R&B • Soul |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | ARC/Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Cheyenne Fowler, Keg Johnson, June Deniece Williams |
| Producer(s) | David Foster |
Overview
edit"I've Got the Next Dance" was composed by Cheyenne Fowler, Keg Johnson and June Deniece Williams. although there were three other non-credited composers. The song was also produced by David Foster and came off Williams' 1979 album When Love Comes Calling.[1]
Critical reception
editConnie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times found that "Williams rocks assertively in an arrangement that would have overwhelmed a lesser singer."[4] Andy Kellman of Allmusic called I've Got the Next Dance "an effervescent slice of galloping disco-pop".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Deniece Williams: I've Got the Next Dance. ARC/Columbia Records. 1979.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: I've Got The Next Dance (Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: I've Got The Next Dance (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ Johnson, Connie (October 28, 1979). "Deniece Williams: When Love Comes Calling". newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. p. 412.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Deniece Williams: When Love Comes Calling". allmusic.com. Allmusic.