BOBBY McFERRIN – SIMPLE PLEASURES LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ JAZZ FUSION

Bobby McFerrin – Simple Pleasures
(EMI Manhattan Records  1988  E148059  US Pressing)

Sleeve in Very Good condition
– some wear to edges and some ringwear and rubbing

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Robert Keith “Bobby” McFerrin, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner. He is known for his unique vocal techniques, including giving the illusion of polyphony by singing an accompaniment alongside the melody, making use of percussive effects and making large jumps in pitch; as well as improvising much of his performed music, including melody, chords and sounds in a form of scat singing. He is nearly unique in having performed and recorded regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. However, he also collaborated frequently with other artists, from both the jazz and classical worlds.

Simple Pleasures is the fourth studio album by American singer and musician Bobby McFerrin. It was his commercial breakthrough album, containing the hit single “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” also featured in the film Cocktail.

Simple Pleasures has gone triple platinum, with “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” winning the 1988 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bobby McFerrin except where noted. 

Personnel

Bobby McFerrin – all vocals