Simple Pleasures

1988 studio album by Bobby McFerrin
MusicAlbum album Q7520737
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Simple Pleasures

Summary

Simple Pleasures is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Simple Pleasures's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Simple Pleasures's genre is jazz[4].
  • Simple Pleasures was performed by Bobby McFerrin[5].
  • Simple Pleasures's record label is recorded as EMI Manhattan[6].
  • Simple Pleasures is part of Bobby McFerrin's albums in chronological order[7].
  • Simple Pleasures's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Simple Pleasures was distributed by compact disc[9].
  • Simple Pleasures was distributed by music streaming[10].
  • Simple Pleasures's review score is recorded as 4[11].
  • Simple Pleasures was published on August 22, 1988[12].
  • Simple Pleasures was published on August 5, 1988[13].
  • Simple Pleasures's tracklist is recorded as Don’t Worry, Be Happy[14].
  • Simple Pleasures's title is recorded as Simple Pleasures[15].
  • Simple Pleasures's different from is recorded as Simple Pleasures[16].
  • Simple Pleasures's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11574', 'amount': '+2024'}[17].
  • Simple Pleasures's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[18].
  • Simple Pleasures's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[20]

  • First release date: 1988-08-22[21]

  • Genre(s): jazz, pop, vocal jazz[22]

  • Community tags: a cappella, jazz, pop, vocal jazz[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6e844ba6-e276-3050-9b5a-ede5fbb1d3a8[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Simple Pleasures was Bobby McFerrin[5].

Publication

Publication dates include August 22, 1988[12] and August 5, 1988[13]. Simple Pleasures's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is jazz[4]. It is part of Bobby McFerrin's albums in chronological order[7]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[9] and music streaming[10].

Reception

Simple Pleasures's review score is recorded as 4[11].

Why It Matters

Simple Pleasures ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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