The Dude

Biography

The Dude is a 1981 album by American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter Quincy Jones. The album 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 al...

The Dude is a 1981 album by American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter Quincy Jones. The album 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 producers Shut Up and Dance for the track "Waking Up" which appeared on Nicolette's first album "Now Is Early". The album also gained heavy dance airplay for the songs "Ai No Corrida" (a remake of Chaz Jankel's song) and "Razzamatazz" (vocals by Patti Austin). Track listing #TitleSongwriter(s)Guest(s) 1Ai No CorridaChas Jankel, Kenny Young"Dune"/Charles May 2The DudeRod Temperton, Patti AustinJames Ingram, Michael Jackson 3Just OnceBarry Mann, Cynthia WeilJames Ingram 4Betcha Wouldn't Hurt MeStevie Wonder, Stephanie AndrewsPatti Austin 5Somethin' SpecialRod TempertonPatti Austin 6RazzamatazzRod TempertonPatti Austin 7One Hundred WaysKathy Wakefield, Ben Wright, Tony ColemanJames Ingram 8VelasIvan Lins, Vitor MartinsToots Thielemans 9Turn On the ActionRod TempertonPatti Austin Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.