Quincy Jones – The Dude
Label:    A&M Records – SP-3248
Format:   Vinyl, LP, Album, "R" Label Code
Country:    US
Released:    1981
Genre:    Funk / Soul
Style:    Disco
A1        Ai No Corrida
Arranged By [Horns, Synthesizer], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Tom Bahler
Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Patti Austin
Bass, Handclaps – Louis Johnson
Clavinet – David "Hawk" Wolinski
Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock
Featuring – Dune (7)
Handclaps – John Robinson (2)
Lead Vocals – Charles May
Other [Beam-microtonal Tubulons] – Craig Hundley
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Synthesizer, Handclaps – Greg Phillinganes
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By – Chas Jankel, Kenny Young
6:18
A2        The Dude
Arranged By [Horns], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, LaLomie Washburn, Michael Jackson, Syretta Wright*
Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals], Written-By – Quincy Jones
Backing Vocals, Written-By – Patti Austin
Bass, Handclaps – Louis Johnson
Electric Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Handclaps – John Robinson (2), Lenny Castro
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – James Ingram
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams
Synthesizer – Stevie Wonder
Synthesizer, Voice – Michael Boddicker
Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm, Vocals] – Rod Temperton
5:35
A3        Just Once
Arranged By [Horns], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Rhythm, Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Arranged By [Strings, Synthesizer] – Johnny Mandel
Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals – James Ingram
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – David Foster
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Strings] – Robbie Buchanan
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By – Barry Mann-Cynthia Weill*
4:32
A4        Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me
Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Jerry Hey
Bass, Handclaps – Louis Johnson
Electric Piano, Handclaps, Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Handclaps – John Robinson (2)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Written-By – Stephanie Andrews
Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm], Synthesizer – Stevie Wonder
3:33
B1        Somethin' Special
Arranged By [Horns], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Tom Bahler
Bass – Louis Johnson
Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Programmed By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – David "Hawk" Wolinski
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals] – Rod Temperton
4:03
B2        Razzamatazz
Arranged By [Horns, Strings, Synthesizer], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Quincy Jones
Backing Vocals – Casey Cysick*, Yvonne Lewis
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer [Bass] – David "Hawk" Wolinski
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals] – Rod Temperton
4:20
B3        One Hundred Ways
Arranged By [Horns], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By [Strings, Synthesizer] – Johnny Mandel
Arranged By [Vocals] – Quincy Jones
Bass – Louis Johnson
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Solo] – Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals – James Ingram
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By – Ben Wright*, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Coleman
4:19
B4        Velas
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Quincy Jones
Arranged By [Strings, Synthesizer] – Johnny Mandel
Bass – Louis Johnson
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Guitar, Harmonica, Whistle – Jean "Toots" Thielemans*
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Recorded By – Mike Butcher
Written-By – Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins
4:05
B5        Turn On The Action
Arranged By [Horns, Strings, Synthesizer], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Backing Vocals – Casey Cysick*, Yvonne Lewis
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Clavinet, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – David "Hawk" Wolinski
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock
Handclaps – John Robinson (2), Lenny Castro, Louis Johnson
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ian Underwood
Synthesizer, Electric Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals] – Rod Temperton
4:17

    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
    Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
    Produced For – Quincy Jones Productions, Inc.
    Mastered At – A&M Studios
    Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

    Drums – John Robinson (2)
    Engineer [Assistant] – Ed "Big Julie" Cherney*
    Guitar – Steve Lukather
    Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
    Percussion – Paulinho DaCosta*
    Producer – Quincy Jones
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Bruce Swedien

Although Quincy Jones - The Dude is also a RCA pressing, the labels are different.

All tracks and overdubs recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
"Toots" Thielemans performances on "Velas" recorded at RKM Studios, Brussels, Belgium

© ℗ 1981 A&M Records Inc. These dates used to determine the release date.

    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): SP-03248-A
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): SP-03248-B
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): AM-RCA4 SP 3248 A Ⅰ A2A
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): SP 3248B AM-RCA4 Ⅰ A3G
    Rights Society (Tracks A1, A3, B3-B4): BMI
    Rights Society (Tracks A1-A2, A4-B3, B5): ASCAP
    Pressing Plant ID (Label Code Identifier): R
    Pressing Plant ID (Runout Identifier): Ⅰ
    Barcode (Text): 0 7502-13248-1