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| Released | June 4, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | February–April 1974 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz, pop | |||
| Length | 33:58 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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One is the first solo album, and third album overall, by jazz keyboardist Bob James. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its end track, "Nautilus", which became important to hip hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Released on April 17, 1974, this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.
Brass and Woodwinds
Strings
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums [3] | 85 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] | 48 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [3] | 2 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [4] |
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| US | ||
| 1974 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 88 |
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