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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine ManBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | BabyBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Yes, YouBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | The GardenBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Common ThreadsBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Sweet in the Mornin'Bobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | DisciplineBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | He Ran All the WayBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | AngryBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | The TrainBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 11 | Soma So de la de SaseBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | The 23rd PsalmBobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 49 mins | 112 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 276 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Edwards | Assistant |
| 2 | Juan Escovedo | Percussion |
| 3 | Pete Escovedo | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 4 | Linda Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| 5 | LuAnn Graffeo | Design |
| 6 | Mark Harder | Assistant |
| 7 | David Luke | Assistant |
| 8 | Lyle Mays | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 9 | Bobby McFerrin | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 10 | Robert McFerrin | Assistant |
| 11 | Chris Tergesen | Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |