Back on the Block

Back on the Block
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)
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)
Singles from Back on the Block
  1. "I'll Be Good To You"
    Released: December 7, 1989
  2. "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)"
    Released: April 26, 1990
  4. "I Don't Go For That"
    Released: August 8, 1990
  5. "The Places You'll Find Love"
    Released: October 3, 1990
  6. "Wee B. Doinit"
    Released: May 17, 1991
  7. "Back on the Block"
    Released: 1991 (UK ONLY)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Los Angeles Times
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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.