Spontaneous Inventions is a 1986 live album by American vocalist Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records.
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | Blue Note Records | |||
| Producer | Linda Goldstein, Bobby McFerrin | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | 2/5[2] |
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.[3]
The album features special guests, amongst them Robin Williams (vocals on "Beverly Hills Blues") and Herbie Hancock (piano on "Turtle Shoes").
McFerrin later performed a modified version of the song Thinkin' About Your Body in a series of UK Cadbury's chocolate adverts in 1989/1990.[4][5][6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thinkin' About Your Body" (for Debs) | Robert McFerrin Jr. | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Turtle Shoes" | McFerrin, Herbert Hancock | 3:34 |
| 3. | "From Me to You" | Lennon–McCartney | 2:19 |
| 4. | "There Ya Go" | McFerrin | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Cara Mia" | McFerrin | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Another Night in Tunisia" | John 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" | McFerrin, Robin Williams | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Mañana Iguana" | McFerrin | 2:20 |
Personnel
edit- Cheryl Bentyne – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
- Bruce Botnick, Judy Clapp, Leslie Ann Jones, Elliot Scheiner – Engineer
- Linda Goldstein, Tim Hauser – Producer
- Herbie Hancock – Piano
- Tim Hauser, Jon Hendricks, Janis Siegel, Robin Williams – Vocals
- Mary Mack – Photography
- The Manhattan Transfer – Group, Vocals
- Bobby McFerrin – Bass, Percussion, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
- Paula Scher – Design
- Rhonda Schoen – Digital Editing
- Wayne Shorter – Sax (Soprano)
- Jack Skinner – Mastering
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Goffe, Leslie (13 September 1986). "Albums: Bobby McFerrin – Spontaneous Inventions (Blue Note)" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Bobby McFerrin: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Compilation of UK adverts in 1989". Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Cadburys Fruit&Nut (chocolate) 'steam train' advert 1990". Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Cadbury's - Dairy Milk - Architect In Desert - UK Advert". Retrieved July 1, 2015.