Spontaneous Inventions

Spontaneous Inventions
Studio album by Bobby McFerrin
Released 1986
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 39:16
Label Blue Note Records
Producer Linda Goldstein, Bobby McFerrin
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Spontaneous Inventions is a 1986 live album by American vocalist Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records.

The album reached number 103 on the Billboard 200, number 62 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, number 6 on the Top Jazz Albums chart, and number 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]

The album features special guests, amongst them Robin Williams (vocals on "Beverly Hills Blues") or Herbie Hancock (piano on "Turtle Shoes").

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Thinkin' About Your Body" (for Debs)Bobby McFerrin 3:15
2. "Turtle Shoes"  Bobby McFerrin & Herbie Hancock 3:34
3. "From Me to You"  Lennon–McCartney 2:19
4. "There Ya Go"  Bobby McFerrin 3:40
5. "Cara Mia"  Bobby McFerrin 4:54
6. "Another Night in Tunisia"  Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks, Frank Paparelli 4:14
7. "Opportunity"  Joan Armatrading 3:53
8. "Walkin'"  Richard Carpenter 5:39
9. "I Hear Music"  Burton Lane, Frank Loesser 3:54
10. "Beverly Hills Blues"  Bobby McFerrin, Robin Williams 3:52
11. "Mañana Iguana"  Bobby McFerrin 2:20

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. "Bobby McFerrin: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2011.