Musicians :
Quincy Jones (producer, arrangements), Herbie Hancock (electric piano), Stevie Wonder (synthesizer), Patti Austin, James Ingram, Charles May (lead vocals), Tom Bahier, Casey Cysick, Jim Gilstrap, Michael Jackson, Yvonne Lewis, Lalomie Washburn, Syreeta Wright (backing vocals), Robbie Buchanan (acoustic piano, Synthesizer), Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey (trumpet), David Foster (electric & acoustic piano), Kim Hutchcroft, Ernie Watts, Larry Williams (saxophone), Louis Johnson, Abraham Laboriel (bass), Steve Lukather (guitar), Greg Phillinganes (synthesizer, electric piano, handclaps), Bill Reichenbach (trombone), Toots Thielemans (guitar, harmonica), David "Hawk" Wolinski (clavinet), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), John Robinson (drums, handclaps).

40th Anniversary reissue of Quincy Jones' The Dude !

The 40th Anniversary reissue of Quincy Jones' The Dude, will be available in a gatefold jacket for the first time, from remastered audio. The 1 LP set features a foil finish; the vinyl disc is standard black.

The Dude includes the LP debut of singer James Ingram on the hit "One Hundred Ways". The track earned Ingram a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It reached N° 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. It was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching N° 5 in the U.S. and N° 6 in Canada.