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After having a surprise hit in "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in 1988, singer Bobby McFerrin seemed to run away from success in embarrassment. He did not record as a leader for two years, and many of his subsequent projects were more in classical music than in jazz or pop. He formed the a cappella Voicestra, which seemed to miss the point, which is that he could do all the voices himself without overdubbing. This well-meaning CD, which uses the Voicestra on a few cuts plus his father, opera singer Robert McFerrin, Sr., on "Discipline," suffers from consistently dull material; none of the songs or performances are the least bit memorable. Clearly McFerrin's career was drifting at this point and, even by the late '90s, had not regained its momentum in the jazz world. In the case of Bobby McFerrin, more has always been less, and this CD has a bit too much waste.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Lyle Mays, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer - Voicestra, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer - Voicestra, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert McFerrin Sr., Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Pete Escovedo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Escovedo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Jack Skinner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Tergesen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Mcferrin, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Goldstein, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Album review
After having a surprise hit in "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in 1988, singer Bobby McFerrin seemed to run away from success in embarrassment. He did not record as a leader for two years, and many of his subsequent projects were more in classical music than in jazz or pop. He formed the a cappella Voicestra, which seemed to miss the point, which is that he could do all the voices himself without overdubbing. This well-meaning CD, which uses the Voicestra on a few cuts plus his father, opera singer Robert McFerrin, Sr., on "Discipline," suffers from consistently dull material; none of the songs or performances are the least bit memorable. Clearly McFerrin's career was drifting at this point and, even by the late '90s, had not regained its momentum in the jazz world. In the case of Bobby McFerrin, more has always been less, and this CD has a bit too much waste.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:07
- Main artists: Bobby McFerrin
- Composer: Bobby McFerrin
- Label: Parlophone Catalogue
- Genre: Jazz
© 1990 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 1990 Capitol Records Inc.
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