1981 Quincy Jones – Ai No Corrida (US: #28 UK: #14)

“Ai No Corrida“ is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel’s debut album Chas Jankel for A&M Records.

The title of the song was taken from the Japanese name Ai no Korīda of the French-Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses; and it means “Bullfight (Spanish: corrida) of Love”. The erotic art film, directed by Nagisa Oshima, was a fictionalized and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan. It generated great controversy during its original release; it was intended for mainstream wide release, but it contained scenes of unsimulated sexual activity between the actors.

The song was covered by Quincy Jones in 1981 on the album The Dude with vocals by Dune / Charles May, Patti Austin. The Jones version peaked at #10 on the soul chart and at #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it peaked at #14. In 1982, Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for their recording of this song.

Album

The Dude is a 1981 studio album by American musician and producer Quincy Jones. The album featured the debut of vocalist James Ingram on the singles “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways,” which reached no. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. It also contained “Razzamatazz”, which reached no. 11 in the UK […]

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Musicians

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Clavinet	David Wolinski
Keyboards	Ian Underwood
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Piano	Herbie Hancock
Sax	Ernie Watts
Sax	Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Tom Bahler
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Patti Austin
Vocals	Charles May

Produced By

Quincy Jones

 

Songwiters

Chaz Jankel
Kenny Young

Charts

US: #28
UK: #14