Bobby McFerrin (album)
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Bobby McFerrin is an album by Bobby McFerrin
released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
).
Bobby McFerrin
Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. 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.-Life:...
released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
).
Track listing
All songs written by Bobby McFerrin except where noted- "Dance with Me" (Johanna Hall, John Hall) - 4:08
- "Feline" – 5:08
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
) – 3:53 - "MoondanceMoondance (Van Morrison song)"Moondance" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the title song on his 1970 album Moondance.Morrison did not release the song as a single until November 1977, seven and a half years after the album was released. It reached the Billboard Hot 100, charting...
" (Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
) – 5:20 - "All Feets Can Dance" – 2:15
- "Sightless Bird" – 6:26
- "Peace" (Horace SilverHorace SilverHorace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
) – 4:38 - "Jubilee" – 4:49
- "Hallucinations" (Bud PowellBud PowellEarl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American Jazz pianist. Powell has been described as one of "the two most significant pianists of the style of modern jazz that came to be known as bop", the other being his friend and contemporary Thelonious Monk...
) – 2:21 - "Chicken" – 3:14
Personnel
- H. B. Bennett – Drums
- Joe Caro – Guitar
- Steve Erquiaga – Guitar
- Stu Feldman – Bass
- Victor FeldmanVictor FeldmanVictor Stanley Feldman was a British jazz musician, best known as a pianist.-Early history:...
– Piano, Fender Rhodes - John GuerinJohn GuerinJohn Payne Guerin worked as a drummer, percussionist, and recording artist worldwide.Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer he began performing with Buddy DeFranco in 1960...
– Drums - Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
– Bass - Kenny Karsh – Guitar
- Larry KleinLarry KleinLarry Klein is a music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player, commonly known for being the frequent musical collaborator, and ex-husband, of Joni Mitchell....
– Bass - Peter Maunu – Guitar
- Bobby McFerrin – Arranger, Vocals, Background Vocals, Liner Notes, Fender Rhodes
- Kenneth Nash – Percussion
- James Preston – Drums
- John Siegler – Bass
- Phoebe SnowPhoebe SnowPhoebe Snow was a fictional character created by Earnest Elmo Calkins to promote the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The advertising campaign, based on a live model, using impressionistic techniques and a fictional character, was one of the first of its kind.-The advertising...
– Vocals - Frank Vilardi – Drums
Production
- Nicholas Ten Broeck – Arranger
- Ron Coro – Art Direction
- Bert de Coteaux – Executive Producer
- Maureen Droney – Assistant Engineer
- David Frazer – Assistant Engineer
- Linda Goldstein – Producer
- Jerry Hudgins – Engineer
- Leslie Ann Jones – Engineer, Mixing
- Ken Kessie – Engineer
- Kosh – Design
- Fred Miller – Engineer
- Roger Ressmeyer – Photography
- Elliot Scheiner – Engineer
- Paul Stubblebine – Mastering