| "Just Once" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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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"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.
History and composition
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.
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 17 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles[4] | 11 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 7 |
Popular culture
- The song was featured prominently over the final scene of the 1982 film The Last American Virgin.
References
- ↑ "Just Once (Song by Quincy Jones) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com.
- ↑
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.