Simple Pleasures (Bobby McFerrin album)
| Simple Pleasures | ||||
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| Studio album by Bobby McFerrin | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, a cappella, jazz | |||
| Length | 33:50 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Linda Goldstein | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bobby McFerrin except where noted.
| Side One | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | 4:54 | ||||||||
| 2. | "All I Want" | 2:56 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Drive My Car" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) | 2:44 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Simple Pleasures" | 2:08 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) | 2:58 | ||||||||
| Side Two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | "Come to Me" | 3:38 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Susie-Q" (Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis) | 2:50 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Drive" | 3:58 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Them Changes" (Miles) | 3:55 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) | 3:43 | ||||||||
Personnel
Bobby McFerrin - all vocals
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Don't Worry, Be Happy". Bobby McFerrin. Retrieved 2012-09-08.