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Release credits

• Al B. Sure!
  background vocals [14], vocal [14]
• Al Jarreau
  vocal [6]
• Alex Harris
  background vocals [12]
• Alfie Silas
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Alvin Chea
  vocal [10]
• Andraé Crouch
  arranger [2, 7], background vocals [2, 7], choir vocals [2], conductor [7], vocal arranger [2]
• Barry White
  vocal [14]
• Big Daddy Kane
  other vocals [2]
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
  trombone [9]
• Bill Summers
  arranger [2], other instruments [2], percussion [2, 7]
• Bobby McFerrin
  body percussion [6], percussion [6], vocal [6]
• Bruce Swedien
  drums (drum set) [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 [7], vocal [4]
• Charity Young
  background vocals [12]
• Claude McKnight
  vocal [10]
• Clif Magness
  arranger [7], background vocals [7]
• David Paich
  keyboard [4, 7, 10]
• David Thomas
  vocal [10]
• Derrick Schofield
  background vocals [7]
• Dionne Warwick
  background vocals [7]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  trumpet [9]
• Donovan McCrary
  background vocals [12]
• Edie Lehmann
  background vocals [6-7]
• El DeBarge
  background vocals [14], vocal [14]
• Ella Fitzgerald
  guest [6, 8-9]
• Gary Grant
  trumpet [9]
• Geary Lanier Faggett
  background vocals [7]
• George Benson
  guitar [9-10]
• George Duke
  electric piano [10], keyboard [11]
• George Johnson
  background vocals [4], guitar [4]
• Gerald Albright
  alto saxophone [10], saxophone [12]
• Glen Ballard
  arranger [7]
• Grandmaster Melle Mel
  other vocals [2]
• Greg Phillinganes
  Rhodes piano [12, 14], arranger [10], electric piano [14], keyboard [2, 4, 10-11]
• Harvey Mason
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Herbie Hancock
  instrument [7], 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], keyboard [3-4, 9-11], vocoder [6]
• Ian Underwood
  handclaps [2, 6, 9], 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], vocal [14]
• James Moody
  saxophone [9]
• Jania
  background vocals [12]
• Jean Johnson
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Jennifer Holliday
  background vocals [7]
• Jerry Hey
  arranger [9, 12, 14], assistant [12], keyboard [7], trumpet [9]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [4]
• Joe Zawinul
  synthesizer [2]
• John “JR” Robinson
  drums (drum set) [7, 12, 14]
• Jorge Calandrelli
  arranger [13], strings [13], synthesizer [13]
• Ken Ford
  background vocals [12]
• Kool Moe Dee
  other vocals [2]
• Kwame James
  background vocals [12]
• Larry Williams
  keyboard [7, 9, 13-14], saxophone [9], synthesizer [3-4, 7, 11, 13-14]
• Louis Johnson
  background vocals [4], bass [2, 4, 7]
• Luther Vandross
  background vocals [7]
• Mark Kibble
  arranger [6, 10], vocal [10]
• Maxi
  background vocals [7]
• McKinley Brown
  background vocals [12]
• Mervyn Warren
  vocal [10]
• Michael Boddicker
  drums (drum set) [2], synthesizer [4, 7, 9]
• Michael Landau
  guitar [7]
• Michael Young
  synthesizer [9]
• Miles Davis
  trumpet [9]
• Nadirah Ali
  background vocals [3]
• Nathan East
  bass [9]
• Neil Stubenhaus
  bass [12], bass guitar [14]
• Ollie Brown
  percussion [12]
• Pattie Howard
  background vocals [7]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [7]
• Paulinho da Costa
  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], lead vocals [1]
• Quincy Jones
  arranger [2, 4, 6-7, 9-12, 14], body percussion [6], conductor [7], drums (drum set) [2], handclaps [2, 6, 9], lead vocals [1], producer [1-4, 6-7, 9-14], shakers [6], synthesizer [10], task [2, 7, 13], vocal arranger [2]
• Randy Kerber
  keyboard [7, 12], synthesizer [7]
• Ray Charles
  vocal [4]
• Reginale Green
  background vocals [12]
• Rhett Lawrence
  synthesizer [7]
• Rod Temperton
  arranger [2, 6, 9, 12, 14], associate [12], handclaps [2, 6, 9], programming [1-2]
• Rose Stone
  background vocals [2, 7]
• Sandra Crouch
  background vocals [2, 7], choir vocals [2]
• Sarah Vaughan
  vocal [6, 9-10]
• Shane Shoaf
  background vocals [12]
• Sheila E.
  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
  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 (103)

Issues

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  B
  (Combined release view)
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  B
  Back on the Block

  CD
  11 August 1989
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  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
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  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))
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  B
  Back on the Block

  Digital Media