| Q: Soul Bossa Nostra | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Label | Qwest, Interscope | |||
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| Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Los Angeles Times |    [1] |
| USA Today | [2] |
Q: Soul Bossa Nostra is a 2010 studio album by Quincy Jones, recorded with various artists. [3] The album was released on November 9, 2010. [4] The title of the album refers to Jones' 1962 instrumental track "Soul Bossa Nova".
Recorded as a tribute to Jones, and featuring re-interpretations of songs associated with him, it was Jones' first original album since 1995's Q's Jook Joint . Jones served as executive producer. [3]
In a press release announcing the album Jones stated, "Each artist picked a song that resonated with them for different reasons. I am honored that everyone wanted to be a part of this celebration of these songs. They all made them their own and knocked them out of the park." [3] Years later, he told an interviewer for New York "I was not in favor of doing it, but the rappers wanted to record something as a tribute to me, where they'd do versions of songs that I’d done over my career. I said to them, "Look, you got to make the music better than we did on the originals." That didn't happen. T-Pain, man, he didn't pay attention to the details." [5]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ironside" (featuring Talib Kweli) | Quincy Jones |
| 3:54 |
| 2. | "Strawberry Letter 23" (featuring Akon) | Shuggie Otis | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Soul Bossa Nostra" (featuring Ludacris, Naturally 7, and Rudy Currence) |
| 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Give Me the Night" (featuring Jamie Foxx) | Rod Temperton | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Tomorrow" (featuring John Legend) |
| 4:32 | |
| 6. | "You Put a Move on My Heart" (featuring Jennifer Hudson) | Temperton |
| 4:59 |
| 7. | "Get the Funk Out of My Face" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
|
| 3:11 |
| 8. | "Secret Garden" (featuring Usher, Robin Thicke, Tyrese Gibson, LL Cool J, Tevin Campbell, and Barry White) |
|
| 5:53 |
| 9. | "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me" (featuring Mary J. Blige, Q-Tip and Alfredo Rodríguez) |
|
| 7:05 |
| 10. | "Everything Must Change" (featuring BeBe Winans) | Bernard Ighner | Mervyn Warren | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
| 4:57 | |
| 12. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (featuring T-Pain and Robin Thicke) |
| 4:06 | |
| 13. | "It's My Party" (featuring Amy Winehouse) |
|
| 2:36 |
| 14. | "Hikky-Burr" (featuring Three 6 Mafia and David Banner) |
| 2:55 | |
| 15. | "Sanford and Son" (featuring T.I., B.o.B, Prince Charlez and Mohombi) |
| 4:08 |
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