The Dude (Quincy Jones album)

The Dude
Studio album by
Quincy Jones
ReleasedMarch 26, 1981
Recorded1981
StudioWestlake, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length41:02
LabelA&M
ProducerQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
(1978) 		The Dude
(1981) 		Back on the Block
(1989)
Singles from The Dude
  1. "Ai No Corrida"
    Released: March 1981
  2. "Razzamatazz/Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me (12" versions)"
    Released: June 1981
  3. "Just Once"
    Released: September 1981
  4. "One Hundred Ways"
    Released: December 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The New York Times(favourable)[2]
Pitchfork8.1/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Dude is a 1981 studio album by the American musician and producer Quincy Jones. 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]

  1. ^ Staff, Rovi. "Quincy Jones: The Dude". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (April 26, 1981). "TWO TASTEFULLY OPULENT RELEASES". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Mlynar, Philip (January 17, 2018). "Quincy Jones The Dude". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 379–380.
  5. ^ Gonzales, Michael A. 'The Dude': Remembering Quincy Jones’ Most Important Album Ever Ebony. April 5, 2016