The Dude (Quincy Jones album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Dude
| type = studio
| artist = Quincy Jones
| cover = The Dude Quincy Jones.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 26, 1981
| recorded = 1981
| studio = Westlake, Los Angeles, California
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B|jazz}}
| length = 41:02
| label = A&M
| producer = Quincy Jones
| prev_title = Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Back on the Block
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Dude
| type = studio
| single1 = Ai No Corrida
| single1date = March 1981
| single2 = Razzamatazz/Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me (12" versions)
| single2date = June 1981
| single3 = Just Once
| single3date = September 1981
| single4 = One Hundred Ways
| single4date = December 1981
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dude-mw0000192072|title=Quincy Jones: The Dude|author=Staff, Rovi|publisher=AllMusic|website=allmusic.com}}
| rev2 = The New York Times
| rev2score = (favourable){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/arts/two-tastefully-opulent-releases.html|title=TWO TASTEFULLY OPULENT RELEASES|author=Holden, Stephen|date=April 26, 1981
|website=The New York Times}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 8.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quincy-jones-the-dude/|title=Quincy Jones The Dude|author=Mlynar, Philip|date=January 17, 2018
|publisher=Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com}}
| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |pages=379–380}}
}}
The Dude is a 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.Gonzales, Michael A. [http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/quincy-jones-the-dude#axzz44yAj1Ykr 'The Dude': Remembering Quincy Jones’ Most Important Album Ever] Ebony. April 5, 2016
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Lead vocalist
| total_length = 41:02
| title1 = Ai No Corrida
| title2 = The Dude
| title3 = Just Once
| title4 = Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me
| title5 = Somethin' Special
| title6 = Razzamatazz
| title7 = One Hundred Ways
| title8 = Velas
| title9 = Turn On the Action
| writer1 = Chaz Jankel, Kenny Young
| writer2 = Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Patti Austin
| writer3 = Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
| writer4 = Stevie Wonder, Stephanie Andrews
| writer5 = Rod Temperton
| writer6 = Rod Temperton
| writer7 = Kathy Wakefield, Ben Wright, Tony Coleman
| writer8 = Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins
| writer9 = Rod Temperton
| extra1 = Dune (aka Charles May)
| extra2 = James Ingram
| extra3 = James Ingram
| extra4 = Patti Austin
| extra5 = Patti Austin
| extra6 = Patti Austin
| extra7 = James Ingram
| extra8 = n/a
| extra9 = Patti Austin
| length1 = 6:18
| length2 = 5:35
| length3 = 4:32
| length4 = 3:33
| length5 = 4:03
| length6 = 4:20
| length7 = 4:19
| length8 = 4:05
| length9 = 4:17
}}
Personnel
Personnel adapted from album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= The Dude |year= 1981 |type= booklet |publisher= A&M}}
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- Quincy Jones – producer, backing vocals (2), vocal arrangements (1–4, 7), rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7, 8), synthesizer arrangements (1, 4, 6)
- Patti Austin – lead vocals (4–6, 9), backing vocals (1–6, 9), vocal arrangements (1)
- Tom Bahler – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer and vocoder (2)
- Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano and string synthesizer (3)
- Mike Butcher – engineer for Toots Thielemans (8)
- Lenny Castro – handclaps (2, 9)
- Ed "Big Julie" Cherney – assistant engineer
- Kasey Cisyk – backing vocals (6, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–6, 8, 9), mouth percussion (1)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (1, 3, 5–7, 9)
- David Foster – acoustic and electric piano (3)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1, 2, 5)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano (1, 5, 6, 9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1–3, 5–7, 9), horn arrangements (1–3, 5–7, 9), string arrangements (6, 9), synthesizer arrangements (1, 4, 6, 9)
- Craig Hundley – beam-microtonal tubulons (1)
- Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (1–3, 5–7), flute (2, 3, 5–7)
- James Ingram – lead vocals (2, 3, 7), backing vocals (2)
- Michael Jackson – backing vocals (2)
- Louis Johnson – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), handclaps (1, 2, 4, 9)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (3, 9)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (6, 9)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (1–7, 9), guitar solo (1, 6)
- Johnny Mandel – string and synthesizer arrangements (3, 7, 8)
- Charles May (Dune) – lead vocals (1)
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer (1, 3–6, 8, 9), electric piano (2–4, 7–9), handclaps (1, 4), synthesizer solo (7)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 3, 5–7, 9)
- John Robinson – drums, handclaps (1, 2, 4, 9)
- Bruce Swedien – engineering and mixing
- Rod Temperton – vocal and rhythm arrangements (2, 5, 6, 9), synthesizer arrangements (5, 6, 9)
- Jean "Toots" Thielemans – guitar, harmonica and whistle (8)
- Ian Underwood – synthesizer (1, 3, 5–9), synthesizer programming (1, 3–9)
- Gerald Vinci – concertmaster (3, 6–9)
- LaLomie Washburn – backing vocals (2)
- Ernie Watts – saxophone (1–3, 5–7), flute (2, 3, 5–7), tenor saxophone solo (1, 2, 9), alto saxophone solo (5), tenor saxophone solo fills (7)
- Larry Williams – saxophone and flute (2)
- David J. "Hawk" Wolinski – Clavinet (1, 9), mini-Moog synthesizer (5), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer bass (6), synthesizer programming (5, 9)
- Stevie Wonder – Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer (4), rhythm arrangements (4), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer solo (2, 4), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer solo fills (4)
- Syreeta Wright – backing vocals (2)
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Charting history
=Album=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for The Dude ! Chart (1982) ! Peak |
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=161}}
| style="text-align:center;"|63 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Germany4|54|id=19683|artist=Quincy Jones|album=The Dude|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Quincy Jones|album=The Dude|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Quincy Jones|album=The Dude|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|19|date=19810510|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Quincy Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Quincy Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardJazz|1|artist=Quincy Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Year-end chart performance for The Dude ! Chart (1982) ! Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine |title=Top Billboard 200 Albums of 1982 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/top-billboard-200-albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=4 April 2020}}
| align="center"| 25 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US R&B Albums{{cite magazine |title=Top R&B/Soul LPs of 1982 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=5 April 2020}}
| align="center"| 9 |
| scope="row"| US Jazz Albums{{cite magazine |title=Top Billboard Jazz Albums of 1982 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/jazz-albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=5 April 2020}}
| align="center"| 6 |
= Charting singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for singles from The Dude ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="9"| Chart positions |
| style="width:35px;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/quincy-jones/chart-history/hsi/|title=Billboard Hot 100 Chart History: Quincy Jones|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 29, 2023}} ! style="width:35px;"| US ! style="width:35px;"| US Dance ! style="width:35px;"| US AC ! style="width:35px;"| AUS ! style="width:35px;"| GER ! style="width:35px;"| UK |
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| scope="row"| "Ai No Corrida"
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 74 | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| 14 |
| scope="row"| "Just Once" (with James Ingram)
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| scope="row"| "Razzamatazz" (with Patti Austin)
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |
| scope="row"| "One Hundred Ways" (with James Ingram)
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| scope="row"| "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 52 |
Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for The Dude}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Quincy Jones|title=The Dude|nocert=true|relyear=1981|salesamount=329,010|salesref={{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Quincy Jones|title=The Dude|award=Platinum|relyear=1981|certyear=1982|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
Notes
- The figure of "The Dude" featured in the album cover was created by Zambian sculptor Fanizani Akuda.Lindeque, Brent [https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/quincy-jones-the-dude/ "Quincy Jones' Grammy award winning album inspired by South African farm worker"] goodthingsguy.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "Just Once" was featured in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin.
- "One Hundred Ways" was sampled by MF Doom for the track "Rhymes Like Dimes", from his debut solo album, Operation: Doomsday.
- "Velas" was sampled by Jodeci on their 1996 single "Get On Up",Jodeci. "The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel" (Album Notes). Uptown Records / MCA Records. 1995. as well as by producers Shut Up and Dance for the track "Waking Up", which appeared on Nicolette's first album, Now Is Early. The track was also featured as background music on The Weather Channel.{{Cite web|url=https://twcclassics.com/audio/artists-q.html|title=Local forecast music by artist (Q) / Audio / TWC Classics|website=twcclassics.com|access-date=2020-01-27}}
References
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