The Dude

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All Music Guide - Richard S. Ginell
Now running his own Qwest label and a thousand other things, Quincy Jones still owed one more album to A&M -- and he gave them a blockbuster, one that reached number ten, yielded three hit pop singles and made a star out of soul balladeer James Ingram. "Ai No Corrida," and the leadoff track, is the Quincy Jones hit method par excellence -- great pacing, superb sound, a catchy tune, a hot Ernie Watts tenor sax solo and you can dance to it, too. Stevie Wonder's irresistible synthesizer hooks lift his "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me," and Q and omnipresent composer Rod Temperton are far-seeing enough on the title track to anticipate the rise of rap. But where does all of ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Richard S. Ginell
Now running his own Qwest label and a thousand other things, Quincy Jones still owed one more album to A&M -- and he gave them a blockbuster, one that reached number ten, yielded three hit pop singles and made a star out of soul balladeer James Ingram. "Ai No Corrida," and the leadoff track, is the Quincy Jones hit method par excellence -- great pacing, superb sound, a catchy tune, a hot Ernie Watts tenor sax solo and you can dance to it, too. Stevie Wonder's irresistible synthesizer hooks lift his "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me," and Q and omnipresent composer Rod Temperton are far-seeing enough on the title track to anticipate the rise of rap. But where does all of this pop wizardry, soon to assume mythic dimensions on Michael Jackson's Thriller, leave the jazz listener? Yes, Quincy has thought of you too, however briefly, on Ivan Lins' wistful "Velas," where perennial house jazzer Toots Thielemans eloquently returns, taping his part in Belgium. Obviously, though, the main purpose here is to make hit pop singles, and The Dude does a pretty good job of that.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: A&M
  • UPC: 075021324824
  • Catalog Number: 3248
  • Sales rank: 8,529

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Ai No Corrida (6:18)
  2. 2 The Dude (5:35)
  3. 3 Just Once (4:32)
  4. 4 Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me (3:33)
  5. 5 Somethin' Special (4:03)
  6. 6 Razzamatazz (4:20)
  7. 7 One Hundred Ways (4:19)
  8. 8 Velas (4:05)
  9. 9 Turn On The Action (4:17)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Quincy Jones Primary Artist, Trumpet, Vocals, Background Vocals
Patti Austin Vocals, Background Vocals
James Ingram Vocals, Background Vocals
Michael Jackson Vocals, Background Vocals
Herbie Hancock Piano, Electric Piano
David Foster Piano, Electric Piano
Charles May Vocals
Tom Bahler Trumpet, Vocals, Background Vocals
Michael Boddicker Synthesizer
Robbie Buchanan Strings, Keyboards, Electric Piano
Lenny Castro Percussion, Hand Clapping
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Casey Cysik Vocals, Background Vocals
Chuck Findley Trumpet
Jim Gilstrap Vocals, Background Vocals
Jerry Hey Trumpet, Horn
Kim Hutchcroft Flute, Saxophone
Louis Johnson Bass, Hand Clapping
Abraham Laboriel Sr. Bass
Yvonne Lewis Vocals, Background Vocals
Steve Lukather Guitar
Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Hand Clapping
John "J.R." Robinson Drums, Hand Clapping
Toots Thielemans Guitar, Harmonica
Ian Underwood Synthesizer
Lalomie Washburn Vocals, Background Vocals
Ernie Watts Flute, Saxophone
David "Hawk" Wolinski Keyboards, Clavinet
Stevie Wonder Synthesizer, Keyboards
Syreeta Wright Vocals, Background Vocals
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. Trombone
Larry Williams Flute, Saxophone
Technical Credits
Quincy Jones Arranger, Producer
Jerry Hey Arranger
Johnny Mandel Arranger
Ben Wright Composer
Victor Martin Composer
James Kennith Young Composer
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