One Hundred Ways

"One Hundred Ways" is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones' 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 1981.[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]

"One Hundred Ways"
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)

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
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References
  1. 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. "Item: 7520 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 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. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  6. "Item: 7520 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 115.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.


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