"Just Once" | ||||
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![]() Side A of the US single | ||||
Single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram | ||||
from the album The Dude | ||||
B-side | "The Dude" | |||
Released | September 1981 | |||
Recorded | August 1981 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||
Quincy Jones singles chronology | ||||
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James Ingram singles chronology | ||||
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"Just Once" is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones' album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals, and reached number 17 on the Billboard chart in the summer of 1981. [1] Ingram's singing was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammy Awards.
On a television program interview, Ingram stated that this song was a $50 demo done by ATV Music, composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Quincy Jones called back and wanted Ingram to sing on his album. [2]
The song is composed originally in the key of C major. The bridge modulates to the key of A flat major, moves to B major, then to D major for the final chorus, finally ending in B major (the song's dominant chord) for the coda, representing the song's sad ending.[ citation needed]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 17
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US Billboard R&B Singles [4] | 11
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US Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] | 7
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