Just Once

"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]

For the David Lee Murphy song, see Out with a Bang. For the EP by Tom Krell, see Just Once (EP).
"Just Once"
Single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
from the album The Dude
ReleasedSeptember 1981
RecordedAugust 1981
GenreR&B
Length4:32
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones singles chronology
"Ai No Corrida"
(1981)		 "Just Once"
(1981)		 "Razzamatazz"
(1981)

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 (the song’s dominant chord) for the coda, representing the song’s sad ending.

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]
17
US Billboard R&B[4]
11
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs[5]
7

References
  1. "Just Once (Song by Quincy Jones) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSGhmPZof2Q
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.


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