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The Dude is a 1981 studio album released and recorded by Quincy Jones. Jones utilized a lengthy list of studio musicians to perform the tracks.

The Dude
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	March 26, 1981 (US) (LP) October 25, 1990 (US) (CD)
Recorded	1981
Studio	Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop R&B jazz
Length	41:02 (CD) (LP)
Label	A&M
Producer	Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! (1978) The Dude (1981) Back on the Block (1989)
Singles from The Dude
"Ai No Corrida" Released: March 1981 "Just Once" Released: September 1981 "One Hundred Ways" Released: December 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The New York Times	(favourable)[2]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Three singles were released from the album in the US, all of which charted on the U.S. 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]

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album's liner notes.[6]

Charting History

Album

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	9
R&B	1
Jazz	1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	63

Year End Chart (1982)	Peak position[8][9][10]
U.S. Billboard 200	25
R&B	9
Jazz	6

Charting Singles

Title	Chart positions
	US	US R&B	US Dance	US AC	AUS [7]	GER [11]	UK [12]
"Ai No Corrida"	28	10	5	-	74	28	14
"Just Once" (w/ 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

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	329,010[13]
United States (RIAA)[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

• The figure of "The Dude" featured in the album cover was created by Zambian sculptor Fanizani Akuda.[15]
• "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",[16] 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.[17]

References

See also

• Quincy Jones discography

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[de] The Dude (Album)

The Dude ist ein Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Musikers und Produzenten Quincy Jones, das im Jahr 1981 veröffentlicht wurde.[1] The Dude stellte neben bekannten Musikern wie Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Ernie Watts, Michael Jackson und Ian Underwood eine Vielzahl von Talenten unter der Regie von Jones vor, erhielt 12 Grammy-Nominierungen und gewann vier davon.[2]

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[it] The Dude (album Quincy Jones)

The Dude è un album in studio del compositore,arrangiatore statunitense Quincy Jones, pubblicato nel 1981.

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