Back on the Block

Wykonawca albumu studyjnego

Quincy Jones

Wydany

8 listopada 1989

Nagrywany

1989
Oceanway Record One
Lighthouse Studios
Westlake Audio
(Los Angeles)
Digital Recorders
(Nashville)
Tarpan Studios
(San Rafael)

Gatunek

R&B

Długość

57:54

Wydawnictwo

A&M Records

Producent

Quincy Jones^[1]

Oceny

AllMusic ^[1]
Ebony (favorable)^[2]
Rolling Stone ^[3]

Album po albumie

The Dude
(1981)

Back on the Block
(1989)

Q’s Jook Joint
(1995)

Back on the Block – album Quincy’ego Jonesa wydany w listopadzie 1989 przez wytwórnię A&M Records. W nagraniu albumu brało udział wielu znanych muzyków, między innymi: Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau oraz Ray Charles.

Lista utworów

#	Utwór	Gościnnie	Czas
1	„Prologue (2Q’s Rap)”	Big Daddy Kane	1:04
2	„Back on the Block”	Big Daddy Kane, Siedah Garrett, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Caiphus Semenya, Rod Temperton)	6:34
3	„I Don’t Go for That”	Ian Prince	5:11
4	„I’ll Be Good to You”	Ray Charles, Chaka Khan	4:54
5	„The Verb to Be (Introduction to Wee B. Dooinit)”	Mervyn Warren	0:29
6	„Wee B. Dooinit (Acapella Party by the Human Bean Band)”	Siedah Garrett, Ian Prince	3:34
7	„The Places You Find Love”	Glen Ballard, Clif Magness, Caiphus Semenya	6:25
8	„Jazz Corner of the World (Introduction to „Birdland”)”	Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Ice-T	2:54
9	„Birdland”	Joe Zawinul	5:33
10	„Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)”	Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta	5:05
11	„One Man Woman”	Siedah Garrett, Ian Prince, Harriet	3:44
12	„Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)”	Siedah Garrett, George Johnson, Louis Johnson	4:46
13	„Prelude to the Garden”	Jorge Calandrelli	0:54
14	„The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)”	El DeBarge, Siedah Garrett, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton	6:41

Notowania

Rok	Lista	Pozycja
1989	Billboard 200	#9
	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	#1
	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	#1

Przypisy

↑ ^a ^b Richard S. Ginell: Back on the Block – Quincy Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic. [dostęp 2021-12-30]. (ang.).
↑ Back on the Block. - sound recording reviews | Ebony | Find Articles at BNET. [dostęp 2012-07-08]. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2012-07-08)].
↑ Quincy Jones: Back On The Block : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

Quincy Jones

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