Back on the Block - Quincy Jones
Back on the Block

Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary 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 12 year old Tevin Campbell. It garnered 7 wins at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991: 1. Album of the Year 2. Best Instrumental Arrangement (for Birdland) 3. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) 4. Best Jazz Fusion Performance (also for Birdland) 5. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical 6. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (for I’ll Be Good To You feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan) 7. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (for Back on the Block feat. Tevin Campbell, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T and Kool Moe Dee) Jones also took home a Grammy for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical” for producing one of the most star-studded albums of all time.
Distribution of songs on Back on the Block by producer