The Dude (Quincy Jones album)
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| Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
| Released |
March 26, 1981 (US) (LP) October 25, 1990 (US) (CD) | |||
| Recorded | Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:02 (CD) (LP) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones, David Foster | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Dude is a 1981 studio album by American musician and producer Quincy Jones. The album produced three U.S. Top 40 hits. The LP featured the debut of vocalist James Ingram on the singles "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways," which reached No. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. It also contained "Razzamatazz", which reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart, one of his few hits there. He won the Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on the album. Belgian harmonica player and puccaloist Toots Thielemans also contributed to the album, appearing on the instrumental track "Velas". The song was sampled by Jodeci on their 1996 single "Get On Up" which appeared on their third album The Show, the After Party, the Hotel as well as producers Shut Up and Dance for the track "Waking Up" which appeared on Nicolette's first album Now Is Early.
The album won three Grammy Awards, one for Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Accompanying Vocalists) and also earned Ingram three Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just Once" and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "One Hundred Ways", for which he won at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982. The album was nominated for a total of twelve Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.[2]
The album also gained heavy dance airplay for the songs "Ai No Corrida" (a cover of Chaz Jankel's song) and "Razzamatazz" (vocals by Patti Austin). "Ai No Corrida" was the lead single from the album, reaching No. 28 (U.S.).
The single Just Once was featured in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin.
The album also contains production, and piano credits by Canadian Producer, David Foster
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Guest(s) |
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| 1 | Ai No Corrida | Chaz Jankel, Kenny Young | Dune (a.k.a. Charles May), Patti Austin |
| 2 | The Dude | Rod Temperton, Patti Austin | James Ingram, Michael Jackson |
| 3 | Just Once | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | James Ingram |
| 4 | Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me | Stevie Wonder, Stephanie Andrews | Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder (synth solos) |
| 5 | Somethin' Special | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin |
| 6 | Razzamatazz | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin |
| 7 | One Hundred Ways | Kathy Wakefield, Ben Wright, Tony Coleman | James Ingram |
| 8 | Velas | Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins | Toots Thielemans |
| 9 | Turn On the Action | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10579
- ↑ Gonzales, Michael A. 'The Dude': Remembering Quincy Jones’ Most Important Album Ever Ebony. April 5, 2016