EW's GRADE
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Details Lead Performance: Bobby McFerrin; Genre: Jazz

The Best of Bobby McFerrin showcases the world's most musical comedian, performing a few of his signature tunes of the past decade: ''Don't Worry, Be Happy,'' ''Thinkin' About Your Body,'' his one-man-band Beatles covers. But McFerrin's amazing facility is also his curse; he flits restlessly among his million voices. It would be nice to hear him sing an entire album in one voice. Then again, if you're capable of the inspired wackiness of ''Good Lovin','' it must be hard to play things straight. A-

Originally posted Nov 15, 1996 Published in issue #353 Nov 15, 1996 Order article reprints

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