Bobby Mcferrin

Bobby McFerrin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000002H0U
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,889 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm, full of heart and very endearing, May 8, 2007

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Olukayode Balogun (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bobby Mcferrin (Audio CD)

This is the album that made me fall head over heels with Bobby McFerrin (the voice, that is; I've never met the man) and after decades of owning it on cassette, I finally got round to getting it on CD. This is one of the few albums that the one-man a cappella band recorded with musical instruments and as much as I love the wide range of sounds the man is able to produce using only his voice, I only wish he had done more stuff with musicians. His version of the Van Morrison classic "Moondance" was the first I ever heard and though I've heard a few good versions since, McFerrin's is still my firm favourite. No one has even come close yet.

Other personal highlights include "Feline", "Sightless Bird", a truly magnificent version of the Horace Silver tune "Peace" and the happy-go-lucky "Jubilee". But I love the whole set, really. McFerrin's baritone is warm, full of heart and very endearing. He writes five of the ten songs here, showing remarkable songwriting skills in addition to his now legendary vocal ones and while the musicians playing here are all very competent, I can't say I recognise any of the names.

Well, except for "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson of course, who plays bass on "Sightless Bird". How about that?

The album is produced by Linda Goldstein. A true classic, in my opinion.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant debut, January 21, 2000

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David J. Loftus (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bobby Mcferrin (Audio CD)

This was McFerrin's debut album as a jazz vocalist. As such, there are hints of the greatness to come, but nothing truly outstanding here.

There's a fine duet with Phoebe Snow on the pop classic "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," decent covers of Orleans' "Dance With Me" and Van Morrison's "Moondance," and the highly Jarreau-like "Jubilee."

Some of the characteristic McFerrin goofiness is in evidence in the silly cuts "All Feets Can Dance" and "Chicken," and the soaring beauty of which he is capable in "Sightless Bird." But this is not an essential album -- more a not-too-challenging introduction for the newcomer and a necessity for McFerrin completists.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Is This Cat?, December 26, 2006

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Ms. 90 (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bobby Mcferrin (Audio CD)

This was my first McFerrin exposure and my first McFerrin purchase. When I first heard this it literally blew me away. His version of "Moondance" is one of my all-time favorites. "Sightless Bird" "Feline" "Peace" and "Jubilee" are top-notch. Who is this dude and what is that weird scat-like stuff he's doing (Chicken)? This is a really great CD and McFerrin can really sing. It's a wonderful change of pace.