Just Once – James Ingram

Verse 1
 
  C(9) FM7
I did my best
  Em7 Am7
But I g uess my best wasn't good en ough
  Dm7 Em7 Em7 Am7
'Cau se here we are, back where we were bef ore
  Dm7 G7sus4 G7 E7sus4 E7 Am7
See ms nothin' eve r chang es, w e're back to bein' stranger;
Dm7 C/E FM7 G7sus4 G7
Wond'rin' if we ought to stay, or h ead on ou t the door.
Chorus 1
 
  C G Gm7 C7 FM7
J ust o nce can we fig ure out what we keep doin' wron g?
  Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
W hy we never las t for very lo ng;  
  Dm7 G7sus4
W hat are we doing wrong?
  C G Gm7 C7 FM7
J ust on ce, can we f ind a way to fin ally make it rig ht,
  Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic l ast for more than just one n ight?
  Dm7 G7sus4 C(9) FM7 C FM7 G
If w e could just get to it, I k now we could break throu gh it hm mm.  
Verse 2
 
  C(9) FM7
I gave my all,
  Em7 Am7
But think all my have been too much:
  Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
The l ord knows we're not g etting anyw here .
  Dm7 G7sus4 G7
S eems we're al ways bl owin'
  E7sus4 E7 Am7
W hat ever we've got g oin',
  Dm7 C FM7 G7sus4 G7
And it seems that time was all we've got; We havent go t a fri end.
Chorus 2
 
  C G Gm7 C7 FM7
J ust o nce, can we fi gure out what w e keep doin wro ng,
  Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
W hy the good times nev er last for l ong?  
  Dm7 G7sus4 G7
Where are w e go in wron g?
  C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Ju st on ce, can we fin d a way to final ly make it rig ht,
  Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic l ast for more than just one nig ht?
Dm7
I know we could break through it,
  G7sus4
If w e could just get to it.
Bridge
 
  Ab Fm7
Just once, I want to u nderstand
  Bbm7 Eb7sus4 Ab(9)
Why it always co mes back to goodbyes.
  B BM7 G#m7
W hy can't we get ourse lves in hand,
  C#m7 B/D#
A nd admit to one another
  E B/D#
W e're no good wit hout each other?
  C#m7 B/D# Em7 A7sus4 A7
T ake the best and mak e it better ; Find a way t o stay together.
Chorus 3
 

D A/D Am9 D7/F# GM7 (F#m7)

Just once,we can find a way to fin'lly make it right, oh

  Em7 A7/G F#m7 Bm7
to make the magic las t for more tha n just one night?
  Em7
I know we could break through it
  A7sus4 A7
If we could just ge t to it.

Repeat 2nd stanza of Chorus 2

  D A/D G/D
....just onc e.  

D A/D Bb(6) A7(sus4) (hold)

Woh, we can get to it

(Coda)

just once.

Outro
 

D G D/F# G(9) A7sus4 B(9)

 

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This article is about the 1981 Qunicy Jones song and single. For other uses, see Just Once (disambiguation).
"Just Once"
side-A label by A&M Records
Side A of the US single
Single by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
from the album The Dude
B-side"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)
James Ingram singles chronology
"Just Once"
(1981) 		"One Hundred Ways"
(1981)

"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] Ingram's singing was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammy Awards.

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 for the coda, representing the song's sad ending.[citation needed]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]
17
US Billboard R&B Singles[4]
11
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5]
7
  • The song was featured prominently over the final scene of the 1982 film The Last American Virgin.
  • The song was referenced in Quest for Ratings, the 11th Episode of the 8th Season of South Park when Stan says "We gave it our best" to which teacher Mr. Meryl responds "And I guess your best wasn't good enough".

References

  1. ^ "Just Once (Song by Quincy Jones) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. ^ [1] [permanent dead link‍]
  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.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Once

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