Back on the Block

Back on the Block
Studio album by
Quincy Jones
ReleasedNovember 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)[1]
Recorded1988–1989
Studio
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • Lighthouse (Los Angeles)
  • Westlake Audio (Los Angeles)
  • Digital Recorders (Nashville)
  • Tarpan (San Rafael, California)
Genre
Length57:54
Label
ProducerQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
The Dude
(1981) 		Back on the Block
(1989) 		Q's Jook Joint
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Ebonyfavorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album by Quincy Jones.[6] The album features musicians and singers from across three generations, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Ray Charles and a 13-year-old Tevin Campbell.

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 6, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Ebony review
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 380.
  6. ^ Allmusic - Back on the Block > Overview