Quincy Jones "Back On The Block" (1989) -Westcoast Soul-

 Label : Qwest Records

 Side One

01 - Prologue (Big Daddy Kane & Quincy Jones)
02 - Back On The Block (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett, Caiphus Semenya, Ice-T, Melle Mel, Dig Daddy Kane & Kool Moe Dee)
03 - I Don't Go For That (Ian Prince)
04 - I'll Be Good To You (George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Sonora Sam)
05 - (The Verb To Be) (Mervyn Warren)
06 - Wee B. Dodinit (Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett & Ian Prince)
07 - The Places You Find Love (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness & Caiphus Semenya)

Side Two

01 - (Jazz Corner Of The Word) (Kool Moe Dee & Big Daddy Kane)
02 - Birdland (Josef Zawinul)
03 - Septembro (Brazilian Wedding Song) (Ivan Lins & Gilson Peranzzetta)
04 - One Man Woman (Ian Prince, Siedah Garrett & Harriet Roberts)
05 - Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me) (George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Siedah Garrett)
06 - (Prelude To The Garden) (Jorge Calandrelli)
07 - The Secret Garden (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett & El DeBarge)


Produced by Quincy Jones
Associate Producer : Rod Temperton
Engineer : Bruce Swedien
Technical Director : Brad Sundberg

Director of Production : Louise Velasquez

Creative Services : Deborah Hill

Production Coordinator : Kimiko Jackson

Contractor : Leslie Morris-Johnson

Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Additional Engineering by Bernie Kirsh
Recorded & Mixed on "Colossus" at Oceanway, Record One, Los Angeles

A very, very special thank you to my dear friend Alan Sides for taking 'Colossus' from fantasy to reality

An additional very, very special thank you to my dear friend George Massenburg for making the mixing of the elements of this music a real joy
Additional Recording by Bernie Kirsh, Don Cobb, Dave Frazer, Brad Sundberg
Assistant Engineers : Rail Rogut, Don Kunz, Dana Jon Chappelle, Kevin Becka

Oceanway, Record One Technical Support team : Alan Sides, Mike Wambsgans, Ron Soloman, Brian Van Lear, Garry Creiman
Additional Recording at Digital Recorders, Nashville ; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles ; Lighthouse Studios, Los Angeles & Tarpan Studios, San Rafael ; Garden Rake
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA


Side One

01 - Prologue

Rod Temperton : M1 Drum Programming
Lead vocals : Quincy D. III, Quincy Jones
Vocal Haze : Take 6

02 - Back On The Block

Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Quincy D. III, Michael Boddicker : Drum Programming
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer Programming
Josef Zawinul : Synthesizer Korg Pepe
Louis Johnson : Bass
Bill Summers : African Percussion & Hindehoo
J.C. Gomez : African Percussion
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Ian Underwood : Handclaps
Rappers : Ice T, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee
Lead vocals : Tevin Campbell
Background vocals :
Andraé Crouch Singers :
Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Rose Banks, Jean Johnson-McRath, Alfie Silas, Vonciele Faggett, Tammi Gibson, Howard McCrary, Perry Morgan
Also : Siedah Garrett, Caiphus Semeya
Choir Conducted by Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch
African Lyrics, Written, Arranged & Conducted by Caiphus Semeya
Vocal Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Andraé Crouch
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Bill Summers, Quincy D. III
  
03 - I Don't Go For That

Ian Prince : Keyboards
Larry Williams, Ian Underwood : Synthesizer Programming
Featured Soloist : Herbie Hancock - Keyboards
Lead vocals : Siedah Garrett
Background vocals : Nadirah Ali, Siedah Garrett, Ian Prince
Vocal Arrangement & Rhythm Arrangement : Ian Prince

04 - I'll Be Good To You

Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince, David Paich : Keyboards
Larry Williams, Ian Underwood, Steve Porcaro, Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming
George Johnson : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Bruce Swedien : Kick & Snare Drum Sounds
Lead vocals : Ray Charles, Chaka Khan
Background vocals : Siedah Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, James Ingram, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Phil Perry, Syreeta Wright
Vocal Arrangement & Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones

05 - (The Verb To Be)

Spoken by Mervyn Warren

06 - Wee B. Dodinit

Human Bean Band : Bobby McFerrin
Percussion & Bass (Chest Slaps & Funky Yodel)
Quincy Jones - Shaker - (Head Scratch) Kick Drum - (Chest Beat) Cross Stick Snare - (Tongue Cluck) Snare - (Mouth And Leg Slap) Cow Bells - (Pucker Pooms) Hat - (Teeth Tsch)
Ian Prince : Vocorder
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Ian Underwood : Hand Claps
Lead vocals : Siedah Garrett
Featured Vocalists : Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Take 6, Sarah Vaughan
Background vocals : Edie Lehman
Vocal Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Mark Kibble, Siedah Garrett, Rod Temperton, Ian Prince
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Ian Prince

07 - The Places You Find Love

Randy Kerber, Larry Williams : Keyboards & Synth Programming
David Paich, Jerry Hey : Keyboards
Rhett Lawrence, Steve Porcaro, Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming
Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa, Bill Summer : Percussions
Featured Solos : Herbie Hancock - Keyboards
Lead vocals : Siedah Garrett, Chaka Khan
Background vocals : Peggi Blu, Siedah Garrett, Howard Hewett, Jennifer Holliday, James Ingram, Edie Lehman, Clif Magness, Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross
Andraé Crouch Singers : Maxi Anderson, Rose Banks, Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Vonciele Faggett, Tammi Gibson, Jackie Gouche, Pattie Howard, Jean Johnson-McRath, Geary Lanier Faggett, Perry Morgan, Howard McCrary, Alfie Silas, Derrick Scholfield
Vocal Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch
All Star Choir Conducted by Quincy Jones
Andraé Crouch Singers Conducted by Andraé Crouch
African Lyrics Written, Arranged & Conducted by Caiphus Semenya
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Clif Magness, Glen Ballard

Side Two

01 - (Jazz Corner Of The Word)

Bill Summers : Percussion
Featured Soloists : James Moody, Miles Davis, George Benson, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Josef Zawinul
Lead vocals : Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Bill Summers

02 - Birdland

Ian Prince, Larry Williams : Keyboards
Michael Boddicker, Michael Casey Young : Synthesizer Programming
Nathan East : Bass
Jerry Hey, Gary Grant : Trumpet
Larry Williams : Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Ian Underwood : Hand Claps
Featured Soloists :
George Benson - Guitar
Dizzy Gillespsie - Trumpet
Miles Davis - Trumpet
James Moody - Saxophone
Featured Vocalists : Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Ian Prince, Rod Temperton

03 - Septembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)

Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince, David Paich : Keyboards
Ian Underwood : Synthesizer Programming
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer Programming & Pads And M 1 Pads
Herbie Hancock, David Paich : Synthesizer Pads And M 1 Pads
Quincy Jones : M 1 And Rhythm Programming
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Featured Solos :
Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone
George Benson : Guitar
George Duke : Fender Rhodes
Herbie Hancock : Keyboards
Featured Vocals : Take 6 (Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Mark Kibble, Claude McKnight, David Thomas, Mervyn Warren), Sarah Vaughan
Vocal Arrangement : Mark Kibble, Quincy Jones
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Greg Phillinganes

04 - One Man Woman

Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince : Keyboards
Larry Williams : Synthesizer Programming
Featured Soloists :
George Duke : Keyboards
Sheila E. : Timbales
Lead vocals : Siedah Garrett
Background vocals : Siedah Garrett
Rhythm Arrangement : Ian Prince, Quincy Jones

05 - Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)

Greg Phillinganes : Fender Rhodes
Randy Kerber : Keyboards
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Ollie Brown : Percussion
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Featured Soloists :
Gerald Albright : Saxophone
Lead vocals : Tevin Campbell
Background vocals : Children's Choir : Alex Harris, Reginale Green, McKinley Brown, Donovan McCrary, Kwame James, Kenneth Ford, Shane Shoaf, Tyren Perry, Chad Durio, Jania Foxworth, Charity Young & Tiffany Johnson
Choir Directed by Rose Banks & Siedah Garrett
Vocal Arrangement : Quincy Jones & Rod Temperton
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones & Jerry Hey
Assistant Producer & Arranged by Jerry Hey

06 - (Prelude To The Garden)

Larry Williams : Keyboards & Synthesizer Programming
Synthesizer String Arranged & Composed by Jorge Calandrelli

07 - The Secret Garden

Greg Phillinganes : Fender Rhodes
Larry Williams : Keyboards & Synthesizer Programming
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
John "JR" Robinson : Drums
Bruce Swedien : Snare
Featured Soloists : El Debarge, James Ingram, Barry White
Background vocals : El Debarge, Siedah Garrett
Vocal Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett
Rhythm Arrangement : Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton
Synthesizer Arrangement : Jerry Hey