One Hundred Ways

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"One Hundred Ways"
One Hundred Ways by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram.jpg
Single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
from the album The Dude
B-side"Velas"
ReleasedDecember 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
Length4:19
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram singles chronology
"Razzamatazz"
(1981) 		"One Hundred Ways"
(1981) 		"Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"
(1981)

"One Hundred Ways" is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones's album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals. The song reached number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.[1] It was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number five in the U.S. and number six in Canada.[2][3] "One Hundred Ways" received the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance.[4]

The song was sampled in rapper MF DOOM's popular song "Rhymes Like Dimes" (and its instrumental re-release, "Monosodium Glutamate") on 1999's Operation: Doomsday and 2001's Special Herbs, Vol. 1 respectively.

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 115.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Item: 7520 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. ^ "The Power of Great Music". Aln2.albumlinernotes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  5. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 115.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.

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