05 August 2015

Bobby McFerrin "Simple Pleasures" (1988)

Simple Pleasures
release date: Aug. 5, 1988
format: vinyl / digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,36]
producer: Linda Goldstein
label: EMI Manhattan Records - nationality: USA

4th studio album by vocal artist Bobby McFerrin and his commercial breakthrough thanks to the hit single "Don't Worry, Be Happy", also included in the American comedy film "Cocktail" by Roger Donaldson featuring Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown.
The album was my first experience with a studio release by McFerrin, and as I admit to have purchased it after listening to the aforementioned hit, I didn't find it as good as I had hoped for, but upon listening to his second album The Voice, I immediately became a fan.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]