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Back on the Block

by Quincy Jones

Back on the Block is a 1989 contemporary r&b album by Quincy Jones. It runs 14 tracks across 58 minutes on Qwest Records.

Contemporary R&B · Crossover Jazz · Hip-Hop

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14
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58 min
Runtime
114 bpm
Tempo
F major
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Back on the Block album cover

Back on the Block album cover

The Back on the Block cover was designed by Alan Disparte and Margo Chase, photographed by Matthew Rolston, and art-directed by Jeri Heiden and Louise Velázquez.

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Alan Disparte, Margo Chase
Photography
Matthew Rolston
Art direction
Jeri Heiden, Louise Velázquez

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Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. It features many famous and important musicians and singers, 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 and Ray Charles.

In brief

When was Back on the Block released?
Back on the Block was released in 1989 on Qwest Records.
How many tracks are on Back on the Block?
Back on the Block has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.
What genre is Back on the Block?
Back on the Block is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, Crossover Jazz, Hip-Hop.
What BPM is Back on the Block?
Back on the Block runs at a median tempo of 114 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Back on the Block?
Listeners of Back on the Block also rate Thriller by Michael Jackson, Give Me the Night by George Benson, A Brazilian Love Affair by George Duke.

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