- contemporary r&b, crossover jazz, hip hop, jazz
- 58 min
- 14 tracks
- Qwest Records
Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album by Quincy Jones. 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.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and cool.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- 1[Prologue (2 Q's Rap)]1:05
- 2Back on the Block6:34
- 3I Don't Go for That5:12
- 4I'll Be Good to You4:55
- 5[The Verb to Be]0:31
- 6Wee B. Dooinit3:32
- 7The Places You Find Love6:28
- 8[Jazz Corner of the Word]2:54
- 9Birdland5:34
- 10Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)5:05
- 11One Man Woman3:45
- 12Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)4:47
- 13[Prelude to the Garden]0:54
- 14The Secret Garden6:40
14 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Quincy Jones
- Label
- Qwest Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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