"I've Got the Next Dance" is a song by

Deniece Williams June Deniece Williams (née Chandler; born June 3, 1950) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great Soul music, soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs "Free (Deniece Williams song), Free", "Silly (song ...

issued as a single in April 1979 on ARC/

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. The song reached No. 1 on the ''

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'' Dance Club Play chart and No. 26 on the ''

'' Hot Soul Songs chart.

Overview

"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 David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...

and came off Williams' 1979 album '' When Love Comes Calling''.

Critical reception

Connie Johnson of the

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found that "Williams rocks assertively in an arrangement that would have overwhelmed a lesser singer." Andy Kellman of

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called I've Got the Next Dance "an effervescent slice of galloping

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References

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