Quincy Jones Dude ( 40th anni remaster vinyl LP )

Release date:21-06-2021 (originally released in 1981)

2021 EU ( 40th anni remaster vinyl LP ) opening with a version of Ai No Corrida & featuring guest appearances by Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Steve Lukather, Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder & more.

Tracks:
1. Ai No Corrida
2. Dude
3. Just Once
4. Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me
5. Something Special
6. Razzamatazz
7. One Hundred Ways
8. Velas
9. Turn On the Action

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 Stevie Wonder-penned instrumental "Velas." The Dude is an outstanding collection that was massively influential on the '80s R&B scene.