Back on the Block

Tracklist

• 1
  Prologue (2 Q's rap)
  1:04
  2.0 ★
• 2
  Back on the Block
  6:34
  4.0 ★
• 3
  I Don't Go for That
  5:11
  4.0 ★
• 4
  I'll Be Good to You
  4:54
  4.0 ★
• 5
  The Verb to Be
  0:31
  2.0 ★
• 6
  Wee B. Dooinit
  3:31
  4.0 ★
• 7
  The Places You Find Love
  6:27
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Jazz Corner of the Word
  2:53
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Birdland
  5:33
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)
  5:04
  4.0 ★
• 11
  One Man Woman
  3:44
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)
  4:46
  3.0 ★
• 13
  Prelude to the Garden
  0:54
  3.0 ★
• 14
  The Secret Garden
  6:39
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Al B. Sure!
  background vocals [14], instrument [14], vocal [14]
• Al Jarreau
  vocal [6]
• Alan Disparte
  design
• Alex Harris
  background vocals [12]
• Alfie Silas
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Allen Sides
  instrument, instrument technician
• Alvin Chea
  vocal [10]
• Andraé Crouch
  arranger [2, 7], background vocals [2, 7], choir vocals [2], conductor [7], vocal arranger [2]
• Barry White
  instrument [14], vocal [14]
• Bernie Grundman
  mastering
• Bernie Kirsh
  additional, additional, task
• Big Daddy Kane
  lead vocals [8], other vocals [2]
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
  instrument [9], trombone [9]
• Bill Summers
  arranger [2, 8], instrument [7], other instruments [2], percussion [2, 7-8], performer [8]
• Bobby McFerrin
  body percussion [6], percussion [6], vocal [6]
• Brad Sundberg
  additional, instrument, instrument technician
• Brian Van Lear
  instrument, instrument technician
• Bruce Swedien
  engineer, mix, recording, drums (drum set) [4], instrument [4], mix [12], recording [12], snare drum [14]
• Caiphus Semenya
  arranger [2, 7], background vocals [2], conductor [2]
• Cedric Carl Dent
  vocal [10]
• Chad Durio
  background vocals [12]
• Chaka Khan
  lead vocals [4, 7]
• Charity Young
  background vocals [12]
• Claude McKnight
  vocal [10]
• Clif Magness
  arranger [7], background vocals [7]
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  assistant, task
• David Frazer
  additional
• David Paich
  instrument [4, 7, 10], keyboard [4, 7, 10]
• David Thomas
  vocal [10]
• Deborah Dill
  task
• Derrick Schofield
  background vocals [7]
• Dionne Warwick
  background vocals [7]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  instrument [8-9], performer [8], trumpet [9]
• Don Cobb
  additional
• Don Kunz
  assistant, task
• Donovan McCrary
  background vocals [12]
• Edie Lehmann
  background vocals [6-7]
• El DeBarge
  background vocals [14], instrument [14], vocal [14]
• Ella Fitzgerald
  guest [6, 9], instrument [8], performer [8]
• Garry Creiman
  instrument, instrument technician
• Gary Grant
  instrument [9], trumpet [9]
• Geary Lanier Faggett
  background vocals [7]
• George Benson
  guitar [9-10], instrument [8], performer [8]
• George Duke
  electric piano [10], instrument [10-11], keyboard [11]
• George Johnson
  background vocals [4], guitar [4]
• Gerald Albright
  alto saxophone [10], instrument [10, 12], saxophone [12]
• Glen Ballard
  arranger [7]
• Grandmaster Melle Mel
  other vocals [2]
• Greg Phillinganes
  Rhodes piano [12, 14], arranger [10], electric piano [14], instrument [4, 10-12], keyboard [2, 4, 10-11]
• Harvey Mason
  drums (drum set) [4], instrument [4]
• Herbie Hancock
  instrument [3, 7, 10], keyboard [3, 7, 10], synthesizer [10]
• Howard Hewett
  background vocals [7]
• Howard McCrary
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Ian Prince
  arranger [3, 6, 9, 11], background vocals [3], instrument [3-4, 6, 9-11], keyboard [3-4, 9-11], vocoder [6]
• Ian Underwood
  handclaps [2, 6, 9], instrument [3-4, 10], synthesizer [3-4, 10]
• Ice‐T
  other vocals [2]
• J.C. Gomez
  percussion [2]
• Jackie Gouche
  background vocals [7]
• James Ingram
  background vocals [4, 7], instrument [14], vocal [14]
• James Moody
  instrument [8-9], performer [8], saxophone [9]
• Jania
  background vocals [12]
• Jean Johnson
  background vocals [2]
• Jean Johnson McRath
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Jennifer Holliday
  background vocals [7]
• Jeri Heiden
  art direction
• Jerry Hey
  arranger [9, 12, 14], assistant [12], instrument [7, 9], keyboard [7], trumpet [9]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [4]
• Joe Zawinul
  instrument [8], performer [8], synthesizer [2]
• John “JR” Robinson
  drums (drum set) [7, 12, 14], instrument [7, 12, 14]
• Jorge Calandrelli
  arranger [13], strings [13], synthesizer [13]
• Ken Ford
  background vocals [12]
• Kevin Becka
  assistant, task
• Kimiko Jackson
  task
• Kool Moe Dee
  lead vocals [8], other vocals [2]
• Kwame James
  background vocals [12]
• Larry Williams
  instrument [3-4, 7, 9, 11, 13-14], keyboard [7, 9, 13-14], saxophone [9], synthesizer [3-4, 7, 11, 13-14]
• Leslie Morris
  task
• Louis Johnson
  background vocals [4], bass [2, 4, 7]
• Luther Vandross
  background vocals [7]
• Margo Chase
  design
• Mark Kibble
  arranger [6, 10], vocal [10]
• Matthew Rolston
  photography
• Maxi
  background vocals [7]
• McKinley Brown
  background vocals [12]
• Mervyn Warren
  vocal [10]
• Michael Boddicker
  drums (drum set) [2], instrument [2, 4, 7, 9], synthesizer [4, 7, 9]
• Michael Landau
  guitar [7]
• Michael Young
  instrument [9], synthesizer [9]
• Mike Wambsgans
  instrument, instrument technician
• Miles Davis
  instrument [8-9], performer [8], trumpet [9]
• Nadirah Ali
  background vocals [3]
• Nathan East
  bass [9]
• Neil Stubenhaus
  bass [12], bass guitar [14]
• Ollie Brown
  instrument [12], percussion [12]
• Pattie Howard
  background vocals [7]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [7]
• Paulinho da Costa
  instrument [7, 10], percussion [7, 10]
• Peggi Blu
  background vocals [7]
• Perry Morgan
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Phil Perry
  background vocals [4]
• QD III
  arranger [2], drums (drum set) [2], instrument [2], lead vocals [1]
• Quincy Jones
  producer, arranger [2, 4, 6-12, 14], body percussion [6], conductor [7], drums (drum set) [2], handclaps [2, 6, 9], instrument [10], lead vocals [1], producer, shakers [6], synthesizer [10], task [2, 7, 13], vocal arranger [2]
• Rail Jon Rogut
  assistant, task
• Randy Kerber
  instrument [7, 12], keyboard [7, 12], synthesizer [7]
• Ray Charles
  lead vocals [4]
• Reginale Green
  background vocals [12]
• Rhett Lawrence
  instrument [7], synthesizer [7]
• Rod Temperton
  additional, associate, arranger [2, 6, 9, 12, 14], associate [12], handclaps [2, 6, 9], programming [1-2]
• Ron Soloman
  instrument, instrument technician
• Rose Stone
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Sandra Crouch
  background vocals [2, 7], choir vocals [2]
• Sarah Vaughan
  instrument [8], performer [8], vocal [6, 9-10]
• Shane Shoaf
  background vocals [12]
• Sheila E.
  instrument [11], timbales [11]
• Siedah Garrett
  arranger [6, 14], background vocals [2-4, 7, 11, 14], lead vocals [3, 6-7, 11]
• Steve Lukather
  guitar [12, 14]
• Steve Porcaro
  instrument [4, 7, 10], synthesizer [2, 4, 7, 10]
• Syreeta
  background vocals [4]
• Take 6
  vocal [1, 6, 10]
• Tammy Gibson
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Tevin Campbell
  bass [2], lead vocals [2, 12]
• The Andraé Crouch Singers
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Tiffany Johnson
  background vocals [12]
• Tyren Perry
  background vocals [12]
• Vonciele Faggett
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Show all credits (125)

Issues

• 

  B
  (Combined release view)
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  CD
  11 August 1989
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  CD
  1989
• B
  Back on the Block

  12" Vinyl
  1989
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  Unknown format
  9 August 2005
• B
  Back on the Block (Expanded Edition)

  Digital Media
  28 July 2023
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  CD
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  CD (7599-26020-2 (not just 926 020-2), WE 835 (not WE 833))
• 

  B
  Back on the Block

  Digital Media