Simple Pleasures (Bobby McFerrin album)
Simple Pleasures is the fourth studio album by American singer and musician Bobby McFerrin, released in 1988 by Manhattan Records.
Simple Pleasures
March 23, 1988[1]
1987–88
- Power Station, New York City
- Fantasy, Berkeley, California
33:50
Linda Goldstein, Bobby McFerrin
The album was McFerrin's commercial breakthrough and contained the hit single "Don't Worry, Be Happy".[5] The song was featured in the film Cocktail and peaked at No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won the 1988 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[7]
Simple Pleasures spent 55 weeks on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., peaking at No. 5.[6] On September 26, 1988, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1]
The album features unaccompanied a cappella singing, with all parts performed exclusively by McFerrin via overdubbing.[5][8]