The Dude

Quincy Jones

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The Dude Review

by Rovi Staff

An enormous commercial success, 1981's The Dude is a cross-cultural success blending jazz, Latin music, soul ballads, and straight pop into an admittedly slick but never over-produced or soulless stew. The album opens with a surprise: "Ai No Corrida" is a synthesizer-driven yet still-funky Latin dance track written by Chaz Jankel of Ian Dury & the Blockheads, suggesting that unlike a lot of musicians his age, Quincy Jones kept his ears open to new music. The proto-rap title track accomplishes the same thing. The rest of the album is more conventional, with James Ingram and Patti Austin trading vocals on a smooth collection of tracks highlighted by the masterful love ballads "One Hundred Ways" and "Just Once," staples of adult contemporary stations, and the haunting instrumental "Velas." The Dude is an outstanding collection that was massively influential on the '80s R&B scene.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Ai No Corrida Chaz Jankel / Kenny Young	Quincy Jones	06:26	Amazon
2	The Dude Patti Austin / Quincy Jones / Rod Temperton	Quincy Jones	05:38	Amazon
3	Just Once Quincy Jones / Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil	Quincy Jones	04:33	Amazon
4	Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me Stephanie Andrews / Quincy Jones / Stevie Wonder	Quincy Jones	03:47	Amazon
5	Something Special Rod Temperton	Quincy Jones	03:58	Amazon
6	Razzamatazz Rod Temperton	Quincy Jones	04:16	Amazon
7	One Hundred Ways Anthony Coleman / Anthony T. Coleman / Tony Coleman / Benjamin F. Wright, Jr. / Kathy Wakefield / Ben Wright / Benjamin F. Wright	Quincy Jones	04:19	Amazon
8	Velas Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins	Quincy Jones feat: Toots Thielemans	04:06	Amazon
9	Turn on the Action Quincy Jones / Rod Temperton	Quincy Jones	04:19	Amazon