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Released | March 26, 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | Westlake, Los Angeles, California | |||
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Length | 41:02 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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Singles from The Dude | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New York Times | (favourable) [2] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [3] |
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The Dude is the twenty-fifth studio album by the American musician and producer Quincy Jones. It was released on March 26, 1981, by A&M Records. Jones used many studio musicians.
Three singles were released from the album in the US, all of which charted on the US Top 40. "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" both feature vocalist James Ingram's debut and reached No. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album gained moreover heavy dance airplay for lead single "Ai No Corrida", which reached No. 28 on the Top 40 and 14 in the UK Singles Chart. The album also contains "Razzamatazz" (with vocals by Patti Austin) which reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom, Jones's biggest solo hit in that country.
The Dude was nominated for twelve Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year) and won three at the 24th Grammy Awards: for Best Instrumental Arrangement; Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal; and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Accompanying Vocalists). It 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"), which he won. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocalist | Length |
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1. | "Ai No Corrida" | Chaz Jankel, Kenny Young | Dune (aka Charles May) | 6:18 |
2. | "The Dude" | Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Patti Austin | James Ingram | 5:35 |
3. | "Just Once" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | James Ingram | 4:32 |
4. | "Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me" | Stevie Wonder, Stephanie Andrews | Patti Austin | 3:33 |
5. | "Somethin' Special" | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin | 4:03 |
6. | "Razzamatazz" | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin | 4:20 |
7. | "One Hundred Ways" | Kathy Wakefield, Ben Wright, Tony Coleman | James Ingram | 4:19 |
8. | "Velas" | Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins | n/a | 4:05 |
9. | "Turn On the Action" | Rod Temperton | Patti Austin | 4:17 |
Total length: | 41:02 |
Personnel adapted from album's liner notes. [6]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] | 63 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 54 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] | 8 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] | 12 |
UK Albums (OCC) [11] | 19 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 9 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] | 1 |
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [14] | 1 |
Chart (1982) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [15] | 25 |
US R&B Albums [16] | 9 |
US Jazz Albums [17] | 6 |
Title | Chart positions | ||||||||
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US [18] | US R&B [19] | US Dance [20] | US AC [21] | AUS [7] | GER [22] | UK [23] | |||
"Ai No Corrida" | 28 | 10 | 5 | — | 74 | 28 | 14 | ||
"Just Once" (with James Ingram) | 17 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
"Razzamatazz" (with Patti Austin) | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
"One Hundred Ways" (with James Ingram) | 14 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
"Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan | — | 329,010 [24] |
United States (RIAA) [25] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |