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The Dude | 
| Artist: Quincy Jones
Label: A & M
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9587
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 3248
UPC: 075021372122
EAN: 0075021324824
ASIN: B000002GC2
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Ai No Corrida | | • | Dude | | • | Just Once | | • | Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me | | • | Somethin' Special | | • | Razzamatazz | | • | One Hundred Ways | | • | Velas | | • | Turn on the Action |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 fantastic album quincy jones wow!! October 5, 2008
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!! walking into space was good and of course he worked with duke ellington and frank sinatra on an album way back and he was good mates with ray charles!! here we have anouther rod temperton classic aswell as thriller,off the wall,and he worked on the karen carpenters only solo album wow karen carpenter what a voice!! buy this album its fab!!
Diva June 20, 2008
I bought 'The Dude' as an audio tape when it first came out and it travelled the world with me when I went on holiday. Absolutely amazing sounds when chillin' around the pool. If you've ever been in a relationship it's impossible to listen to the words of 'Just Once' and not empathise. I still have the tape (cover faded with the sun) but bought the CD when that came out and continue to get as much pleasure from listening to it as I did in the 80's. If you haven't got it in your collection and you're a lover of perfection then I urge you to buy it!
Listen to the words July 30, 2007
This album takes me back to pre exams, my dad bought it for me and my friend and I played it all summer long when the sun shone in summer holidays! Am I getting old. 'Betcha wouldn't hurt me' did not get very far, but listen to the words, '100 Ways' is just lovely and we can all dance and sing to 'razzamatazz' and 'Ai no corrida'. Smooth album witha bit of Jazz I have to say it is one of my favourites but that maybe because I associate with happy memories, so why not buy it close your eyes and share with me. QJ wrote and produced for the old Michael Jackson when he was recognisable! My favourite is 'JUST ONCE' If you liked 'Off the Wall' you'll love this, even though not as fast. The guy's a genius...just buy it!!!
 Up there Amongst The Best July 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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!!
Simply Fantastic January 25, 2005
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I couldn't agree more with Rebecca's review. The Dude is a supremely sublime album, the production is flawless and of course features that smooth sound that Q is so famous for. Q and Bruce Swedien developed a process which they called "acusonic" and this is the process that gives us that silky tone that we also hear with all of Q's later work. Well, what about the songs, for me the best song on the entire album is Just Once, a song so powerfully moving that even now after some 24 years I feel my hairs stand on end. This was the album that gave us James Ingram and boy what a voice, One Hundred Ways as Rebecca pointed out is about the essence of true romance (the way it was meant to be, I guess), another beautiful song. Something Special is also superb with the wonderful Patti Austin. The jazzier tunes, Razzamatazz, Ai No Corrida, Betch You Wouldn't Hurt Me (written by Stevie Wonder) are also top notch. I have played this album, first on Vinyl way back in 1981 maybe 200 times or more and I simply never tire of it. I guess another reason why this album means so much to me is that I was with someone very special at the time of it's release so I will always remember it by that too. I believe that this album was/is the most nominated in Grammy History. Bravo Q, for me this is best album from you.
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