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~ Quincy Jones
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  • Audio CD (14 Mar 1991)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000026CS4
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,461 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Ai No Corrida 6:29£0.69
Listen  2. The Dude 5:36£0.69
Listen  3. Just Once 4:33£0.69
Listen  4. Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me 3:35£0.69
Listen  5. Something Special 3:56£0.69
Listen  6. Razzamatazz 4:15£0.69
Listen  7. One Hundred Ways 4:19£0.69
Listen  8. Velas 4:05£0.69
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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 and 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 Stevie Wonder-penned instrumental "Velas". THE DUDE is an outstanding collection that was massively influential on the'80s R&B scene.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Up there Amongst The Best, 9 Jul 2006
By C. Perry "Flying Dutchman" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Basically with the same team that gave us Give Me The Night and Off The Wall this is a standout in several simultaneous areas which makes the entirerty such a great album: the songwriting from Rod Temperton; the session guys have from Off The Wall who all got their own jazz fusion contracts/careers; Quincys production and an amazing array of vocaltalent interpreting the songs. To some this might sound a bit overproduced - I can understand that, but for anyone growing up at the time this came out and listened to it then, this was as good as it got.

Sublime arrangements, not a bad track on the album. If I had to pick my favourites I would choose Velas, Ai No Corrida & Something Special, but really you can't go wrong.

At £6.00 - Snap this up!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite soul/pop crossover albums, 26 Nov 1999
By s.forrester@dtn.ntl.com (Welwyn Garden City, UK) - See all my reviews
A great album for those who liked Michael Jackson's album 'Off The Wall' and are curious about producer Quincy Jones' own material. 'Ai No Corrida' gets the feet tapping, 'The Dude' is a sort-of jazz/rap crossover, whilst 'Just Once' is a ballad about a relationship that keeps going wrong, with a memorable vocal performance by James Ingram. 'Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me' is from the pen of Stevie Wonder, and sung by Patti Austin. Among the more mellow tracks are the Ingram-sung 'One Hundred Ways' and a lovely harmonica-led instumental, 'Velas'. This is an album that has a track for almost every mood that a person can be in, and the musicianship and guest vocals are of the highest order.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of those albums that you just lay back and enjoy ., 14 Nov 2000
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What can you say about a man that brings memmories flooding back the moment you put the album on ? One classic after another ,as a mobile d.j. ai no corrida is still to this day a floor filler on the retro nights and will be for many years to come.The rest of the album is just class and iff you aint got it then get it ,a rare treat for any soul fans through and through.
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quincy jones has worked with some legends in his time ray charles,duke ellington,dinah washington,frank sinatra,michael jackson he is a fab talent in his own right!! Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite soul/pop crossover albums
A great album for those who liked Michael Jackson's album 'Off The Wall' and are curious about producer Quincy Jones' own material. Read more
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