Patti Austin Quincy Jones "Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me"

[eyesley]

This still a jam. Man, this lyrics still the truth!

[SMOOTHNBALD3000]

ft. gordon ga. boy had the time of my life down there... going back and forth to atl....the good old day's

[n2motocross]

I was jamming to this cassette tape back in 1980 when I was 16 yrs old in my '76 Camaro cruising up and down the highway on Friday nights. Which was kind of unique down here in the south where Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels was popular back then.

The car stereo system was Blaupunkt cassette player, Blaupunkt 60w/ch power booster.equalizer, Kricket speakers. A baddass system.

[bigsixxraven]

The thing is, first and foremost I love The Dude album. I have it on vinyl and 8 track. Secondly, Patti is one of my vocal shero's. If this single was dropped TODAY it would be a hit. It's over 30 years old and hasn't been dated yet.

[nancieforeman]

My Piano / Singing teacher when I was four had a sax playin' husband and a sax playin' son, Thank God. Their influences have been with me ever since. Both Quincy Jones & Patti Austin have been Artists that I will forever admire. I keep listening because I am forever Amazed by the sounds they make that captivate me and take me to a place I cannot find here on Earth. 'If I Ever Lose This Heaven' . Thank You to such Brilliance .

[29kalel]

this song is awsome!

[soulsupremeful]

Great track!!

[vindoumo]

This jam is off the hook!!

[renatomm100]

try lisening to this classic jam while driving

[scheckdj]

Classic Patti and Quincy!

[OSoGorgeouso]

*CLASSIC* LOVE THIS SONG!

[willie7554]

This one is great !

[groovei]

beautiful nite time feel

[soap1919jt]

Gorgeous pic of Patti. She's always been a beautiful woman, even before she lost all the weight.

[Blueskywatcher]

@soap1919jt I totally agree.

[DameDisco78]

Very cool. 

[janpage817]

She is one of the most underrated singers......classic and hardworking....polished vocals...smoothness and she's a Leo....she gets much props....Yeah!

[Blueskywatcher]

@janpage817 Sexy Leo!

[chance3473]

i was 7 jammin 2 this with my mom....real shyt right here

[MrSuckafree247]

I miss the days of authentic instruments and voices like Patty Austin. QuincyJones is pure genius.

[MrSuckafree247]

That's smooth.

[scheckdj]

What a voice!

[safari8soldier]

Love it!

[CharlesBarry]

Well so far 3 people don't like this song ? What's not to like great song, singer, and music, I could dance to this anytime !

[troy1tempest]

funk Funk FUNK FUNKKKK!!!!!!

[4Ebsus]

You can tell that Stevie Wonder wrote this.

[bettalaylow]

Damn this song is fire!

[nakadrog]

does anyone know who plays guitar on this

[VEGANSAM]

WHY AM I DANCING IN MY OFFICE CHAIR?!

[rickstar38]

@VEGANSAM I'm doing the same thing right now! lol

[CrisVangel]

One of the best songs ever! Period! Awesome!

[StardomUSA]

This is the real shit.

[sexyrexysexy]

@ncmelusa Your taste is up your arse fuck knob. Quincy is a genius. Go listen to Britney and fiddle with your genitals x

[MrTrackfreek]

YES

[blkpopeye]

I love her thin & thick She is a phenomenal woman!

[Number1UltimateMJFan]

@Tonedef67 Well, not only Off The Wall. Hello? He produced the best selling album of all time, ALSO by Michael Jackson, THRILLER!!! And MJ's follow-up Bad.

[NappyKinks2]

Classic Quincy!



[MrWigwag62]

1981 was the year.."Every Home Should Have One"......Great album ! Fell in love with Patti ! Whitney Houston(good singer) sings around a note , and will in the end get to the one she want's to sing. Patti , just open's the gate's and ........BANG

[robertoamor2011]

Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!

[pilotpot]

this is one of the songs you will hear in heaven..awsome

[kirtlou]

love love love patti and quincy ,this song is their best collaboration, timeless.

[tereznyc]

Oops. my bad. Skip my last post.

[tereznyc]

The Dude was by Quincy Jones

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[tereznyc]

@tereznyc 

[FromUR2UB]

Ohhhh...I remember this one! Haven't heard from Patti in a long time. I loved her songs from the late 70s and early 80s. Wow, singers and musicians had some tough competition in those days.

[kronk99]

Quincy Jones + Patti Austin+Stevie Wonder on a 2nd verse=Musical Genius....

[kronk99]

Quincy Jones + Patti Austin=Musical Genius....

[westybb18]

I love Louis Johnson's bass line on this track

[msounderson]

Just Wow!!

[amauriced]

You can also find an album version of The Heat of Heat on Yahoo Music.

[amauriced]

You can a live version of The Heat of Heat on MySpace Music.

[amauriced]

You can a live version of The Heat of the Heat on MySpace.

[starlight76able]

She is one fabulous talent and she looks so beautiful in this single cover photo she is very attractive Patti Austin.

[msliz31]

Love, love, love this song!!!!! Lyrics are so true to life and Patti's voice is incredible!

[MrNytn2001]

 sexy song

[dothedamnthang2]

Ive been LOOKING FOR THIS FOR 3 years!!!!!!!

[kronk99]

@dothedamnthang2 It's on Quincy Jone's album THE DUDE...iTunes

[Streamline09]

Credit also to Bruce Sedien for helping to create the sonic vibe.

[MrFrozenyoga]

Great tune!

[nidiaaw]

@Tonedef67 Off the wall wasn't MJ's solo debut but it is a great album. Quincy also produced Thriller and BAd for MJ!!!

[Tonedef67]

@nidiaaw Actually it was his debut album. It was made long before Thriller and Bad. Years Before. That was his first solo album. (Debut)

[nidiaaw]

@Tonedef67 MJ's solo debut album was Got To Be There in 1971!! Followed by Ben in 1972, Music & Me in '73....... Off The Wall was his Epic label debut at best.

[veeseee128]

i like razzamamtazz better.

[chtiguitare]

Tres jolie version BRAVO *******

[2009Denisem]

Pure Class! Pure Magic...Touches your heart strings and strums them intensely!

Brilliant!

Thank you @Blueskywatcher for posting this GEM!

[dal4018]

Bluesskywalker thanks for the info didn't know Stevie Wonder wrote this masterpiece.

[Scroobs]

Absolute class without a doubt - so damn moving and funky, you can't help but get up on your feet and groove.

[Restfulduchess]

Thanks for the post! Great song.

[blackers61]

Touches your soul..

just close your eyes and remember...

[TheKoolkanadian]

'Off The Wall' Wasn't MJ's debut, obviously. Not even his solo debut. It WAS his solo debut on Epic Records/Sony, where The Jacksons has already had a home for awhile though. : ) Patti is amazingly creative, always. I love the funky yet CHILL aspect of this song. My dad had 'The Dude' album when I first met him as adult (I was 18)! QJones connects generations! : )

[ruthzine]

@Tonedef67 And he produced another little Michael Jackson album called "Triller"

[argaretbea]

She dueted wonderfully with another of Quincy' Jones's singers, the wonderful James Ingram (Ya mo be there) on How do you keep the music playing and Baby come to me

[dougiedoobai2]

Hes the Dude!!! enuff said!!

[stewbie59]

Frankie used to play this at US Studios aka the Warehouse! HAAAY!

[linttisari]

A song I had forgotten... But it was always there!

[Marco1066]

Patti Your Singing My Life

[quikntacky]

how is it possible to NOT be a Patti Austin fan?!?

[phliguy93]

what kind of question is that? quincy jones is a legend!!

[fede4real]

this is music...

[magicman704]

Love this song by Patti,she has such a great voice

[batmanandpebbles]

Exellence!! x

[504ndahouse]

splendid work quincy!

[molinmusic]

One of the BEST tracks ever! LOVE PATTi AYSTIN and QUINCY JONES! Thank you SO much for posting this!

[sarangipani]

Gabrisan, Stevie Wonder DID write this song with Stephanie Andrews. Read the album credits. It's got his stamp all over it even down to the CS80 licks he plays on the track.

[afroink]

I LOVE this song! Brings back a lot of great memories. This is when music, was music!

[supermasterPIK]

Many people think some songs in QJ´s albums are sung by Michael Jackson...they are really sung by Patty Austin.

[dp100eboggan]

@supermasterPIK I just found out MJ did background vocals on "The Dude" Love that cut!

[TheCmelmoneyman]

I gotta purchase this one!

[da1gogetta86]

Where ever you are Patti,WE still love you. And you to QUINCY!!!

[Gabrisan]

Quincy Jones not Stevie wonder Wrote this song.

[gspin25]

Old School greatness.........

[AzzedineAliaFan]

Nice!! 

[HereForMary1]

Mary J. Blige remade this and did a AWESOME job!

[MrVerncoleman]

one of the most wonderfully written, sung, and played songs in the history of MUSIC! i am still looking for a song called TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOU by quincy and i think it was on q. featuring the brothers johnson.cant find it anywhere. thank you skywatcher mucho for posting this song!

[darkuk1970]

Great track from a superb album

[Tamashiigensou]

the lost boyz sampled this....Heard this song while driving in nyc..classic

[miro5753]

CLASSIC...can I say it again ,CLASSIC

[romloyschol]

I love when they mix this song into house music, we really get down to this song.

[hidemichi33]

Such a beautiful bass line!!!

[bourgeoisbrats]

@hidemichi33 Louis Johnson

[Tonedef67]

@Blueskywatcher Ahh good point. I now see you mean the spelling and not the individual. LOL.

[tewhere1]

love Patti...and the dude is ma all time fave..cz it get a little better with a little bit of razzamatazz....@CondorCA50...d­amn straight myfriend..that is my era that i so love..it so is the Golden era..who could forget when Prince came out with "I wanna be your lover" back in the 70's its so damn timeless just like so many songs of that time...Right on brother!!!

[lovethemuisc]

Here's a truly over looked talent. The women's NO JOKE!!!

[brochette69310]

5 *****

[rnbwsistah38]

"The female Micheal Jackson".... I can see that. One of my favorite songs,"It's the falling in love". Great duet with Patti and Micheal.........

[bossladybellah]

I agree..i used to confuse her with michael all the time..especially on the razzamatazz song with quincy jones

[nidiaaw]

Stevie also played the synth part on the song

[Blueskywatcher]

Stevie wrote the song. But I suppose you know this.

[bun223]

@nidiaaw yeah I can hear Stevie Wonder's influence all throughout this.

[bun223]

the way she's singing, you really can tell he wrote it, too.

[CondorCA50]

From the mid 70's to the mid 80's was a golden era of music. Quincy, Marvin Gaye and Parliment brought this funky layered sound. Quincy brought a very sophistucated sound that took MJ to the next level. MJ never would have become the King of Pop without Quincy. BTW: Prince broke out with his genius during this time.

Those were great years.

[port2344chester]

I agree with you 100% but we must give props to Rod Temperton he was the salt to the sauce when it came to heat wave... mjs off the wall album.. the thriller & many other artist from the late 70's to eary 80's that man deserves a medal for his vison with old school artist & music.

[beaubelle1966]

still sounds so fresh. cant stop me toes a tappin!

[PeaceFan1]

This is a sexy song ..Patti is at her best here ..Can't get enough of her ...Please somebody post her singing, " In the Heat of Heat " ...HOT HOT HOT...xoxoo

[Blueskywatcher]

If you can't find Heat of Heat it's because of YouTube restriction. Keep looking.

[1osirs]

@PeaceFan1

[1osirs]

@PeaceFan1 

[dal4018]

@PeaceFan1 Q is Patti's GODFATHER

[99princestreetlofter]

yes the loft nyc this song sounds great on his system

[LONGSKEET]

HOT TO DEF"!!! I'm sorry....but '79-'80 was a red hot time for R&B..........so many hit albums (think Diana Ross "the boss", for one)...that have become classics......and full of funk as ever. At this time as well, Mr. Jones..... was a firebrand of production !!!

[xiloves]

This on fire. That baseline is killing. Love it.

[RhythmBluesSoul1]

This song has a bit of a resemblence to "Try Jah Love" by Third World, also a Stevie Wonder track.

Excellent track, Patti is the female Michael Jackson... some of the best phrasing and delivery of a song, an excellent combination for both lead and background vocals.

[nesofine]

patti sounds a lil like michael jackson here but during these days Quincy was also working with michael too.

[Drivethebeat]

If I recall correctly, Stevie wonder wrote this tune for the album.

[ceedcorp]

I'm with you on that one klassworksmusic

Its a fine toon Quincy at his best

[jujusnj]

j'adore !!!!!

[tisha812]

This is the cut!!!

[klassworksmusic]

Ahh the memories ... this is so cool.

I'd play this one whenever I was upset and just dance the anger and hurt away.

[Tobyl999]

Yeah, notice that how all these great songs can do that. I'm always playin' the hottest ol'school so i'm always in a great mood. :-)

[317and88]

Ahhh, The Zanzibar!I wished I could've been there, but I was like 10-13 when it was poppin'! LOL

[317and88]

If possible can you post THE HEAT OF HEAT? That's the jam!

[joinblair]

Is it just me or do you spend more time listening to music on YouTube than the radio?

Indescribably good!

[jide1000]

Thats true I spend moe time listening to music on youtube than the radio.

[Lalahbug]

Great!

[coolsweetgroovy]

Thanks again love this

[djgavint]

1981

[anita606]

1980 actually

[djgavint]

I'm looking at the album right now, 1981

[southfieldmo]

"if I could be within your mind, I would never think to treat you this unkind. The pain you cause will come to YOUUU..." Fabulous!

[mofnn24]

One of my favs by Patti Austin.

Love the whole album......had the LP and wore it out.

[uzipolo]

after this albulm and donald fagen the nitefly albulm r and b went dead says uzipolo-king of decatur

[iwantahat]

then instead of living in the past you should support the few people making good music today.

[uzipolo]

like who? these people today dont even know how to form a good song with SUBSTNCE let alone ENGINEER thier own material.. lets not forget about publishing...man we will be here all day to say how stupid todays artist are-saysuzipolo-king of decatur

[coolsweetgroovy]

Awesome love her

[DeLeeJay12]

Great song. Michael Jackson is singing background vocals on this tune.

[RazaqIshola]

Your right! I seriously didn't notice that until I read your comment.. Thanks :) .

[rickylvu42]

great album thanks for the post

[galaxybaseone]

Great bassline, mos-def the Musicman Stingray-4 sound.

[cIRclepAntSsponGE]

awesome song!=]

[GLAS63]

Hey, yall forgot about 'Stevie Wonder' on the keyboards!!....Love this song too!!

[Blueskywatcher]

Didn't I give Stevie his props in the info? Not for keyboard, so good call.

[2214diva]

Such a good song, I love it

[2332116]

Ohhhh! Fantastic!

[usfins]

still a great tune.ty

[grooveskin]

Louis Johnson Funk At The Core, St8 Smackn'em Upside The Ear

[musaskhadijah]

Patti Austin looks great! Big & Fabulous , Beautiful in the face ...Tight in the waist ! I have always been a huge fan !!...This song brought me back to April of 1981 when I was pregnant with my son Ar-Malik who is now 28 years ! I do remember shakin it down on the dancefloor hoping to go into labor & the dancin really worked ...so thank you Patti Austin ..after 11 hours of labor 10 Ibs 6oz .. He is now 6'3 and 240 lbs ..This song brought back alot of happy memories for my Husband & I

[chitwn4u]

Now is she beautiful or what? beautiful eyes beautiful hair beautiful voice always look and sound great love you Ms. Austin

[930slantnose]

Patti was ALWAS Class. Heavy, thin ,whatever. I'm glad that she took her health in her hands so that we can enjoy her wonderful talent for years to come!

[peanutbutterjonze]

this is my fav on the dude album...i play over and over

[layoutzz]

this is my fav from the dude, too. fabulous song.

[leesterg]

One of the best voices in the industry.

[BLAKERZ91]

She looks like she should have been rihanna's mom.

[cgoldsmith]

The album cover always fascinated me as a kid.

[Blueskywatcher]

Me too. :-)

[waltgregory]

I met Quincy Jones in '80, the most important person I ever met in my life. More important than shaking hands w/ Presidents R. Reagan, G. Ford & G. Bush Senior, the very next day. Q. was incredibly gracious & kind too.

[playboyv12]

Hilarious....loved your comment. Made my day!

[catdaddy0707]

my first female crush!!as well as my first album. can u imajine?mmmmmmmm

[rgjames06]

i love this song

[lana1350]

My favorite song by Patti, I still remenber all the words.

[donnab4real]

OMG, World On Wheels skating ring in Los Angeles Ca joy laughter fun and a lovin good time

[Blueskywatcher]

Good times.

[gabby4767]

This song is straight gangsta!

[Blueskywatcher]

Written and sung for all the narcissists who suck us dry.

[naoharu1218]

i love this song

[uniquess]

I Think Patti is the shit, she got the pipes and the looks to boot. To bad we got to get old! I'd still go for that if she would have me! Always a fan - anytime Momma!