One Hundred Ways

1981 single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
"One Hundred Ways"
Single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
from the album The Dude
B-side"Velas"
ReleasedDecember 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
  • Soul jazz
  • quiet storm
Length4:19
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
  • Kathy Wakefield
  • Benjamin Wright
  • Tony Coleman
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones singles chronology
"Razzamatazz"
(1981) 		"One Hundred Ways"
(1981) 		"Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"
(1981)
James Ingram singles chronology
"Just Once"
(1981) 		"One Hundred Ways"
(1981) 		"Baby, Come to Me"
(1982)

"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]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Canada RPM 100 Top Singles[5]
43
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3]
6
US Billboard Hot 100[1]
14
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[6]
10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7]
5

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] 61

Samples

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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 (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
  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.

External links

  • James Ingram - One Hundred Ways on YouTube (single edit)
  • James Ingram - One Hundred Ways on YouTube (LP version)
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