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"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

"Ai No Corrida"
(1981)

"Just Once"
(1981)

"Razzamatazz"
(1981)

James Ingram singles chronology

"Just Once"
(1981)

"One Hundred Ways"
(1981)

"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 for the coda, representing the song's sad ending.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

James Ingram – lead vocal
Steve Lukather – guitar
Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano, string synthesizer
David Foster – acoustic and electric piano
Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer
Ian Underwood – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
John Robinson – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Patti Austin – background vocals
Jerry Hey – horn arrangement, trumpet
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone, flute
Ernie Watts – saxophone, flute
Johnny Mandel – string arrangement, synthesizer arrangement
Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
Quincy Jones – vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangement

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.
The song was referenced in Quest for Ratings, the 11th Episode of the 8th Season of South Park when Stan says "We gave it our best" to which teacher Mr. Meryl responds "And I guess your best wasn't good enough".

References

^ "Just Once (Song by Quincy Jones) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com.
^ [1] ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 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.

Quincy Jones

Albums

Jazz Abroad
This Is How I Feel About Jazz
Go West, Man!
Quincy's Home Again
The Birth of a Band!
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones
I Dig Dancers
The Quintessence
Big Band Bossa Nova
Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits
Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
Golden Boy
Quincy Plays for Pussycats
Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
Walking In Space
Gula Matari
Smackwater Jack
You've Got It Bad Girl
Body Heat
Mellow Madness
I Heard That!!
Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
The Dude
Back on the Block
Q's Jook Joint
The Original Jam Sessions 1969
Q: Soul Bossa Nostra

Compilations

From Q with Love

Live albums

Singles

"Soul Bossa Nova"
"Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)"
"Stuff Like That"
"Ai No Corrida"
"Just Once"
"One Hundred Ways"
"I'll Be Good to You"
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"

Other works

With Michael Jackson	The Wiz Off the Wall E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Thriller Bad
With Frank Sinatra	It Might as Well Be Swing Sinatra at the Sands L.A. Is My Lady
Single collaborations	"It's My Party" with Lesley Gore "We Are the World" with USA for Africa "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" with Artists for Haiti

Films

v t e James Ingram
Albums	It's Your Night Never Felt So Good It's Real Always You Stand (In the Light)
Singles	"Just Once" "One Hundred Ways" "Baby, Come to Me" "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" "Yah Mo B There" "What About Me?" "Always" "Somewhere Out There" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" "I Don't Have the Heart"
Related articles	Phillip Ingram (brother)

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