Spontaneous Inventions

Spontaneous Inventions is a 1986 live album by American vocalist Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records.

The album reached number 103 on the Billboard 200, number 62 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, number 6 on the Top Jazz Albums chart, and number 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

The album features special guests, amongst them Robin Williams (vocals on "Beverly Hills Blues") and Herbie Hancock (piano on "Turtle Shoes").

McFerrin later performed a modified version of the song Thinkin' About Your Body in a series of UK Cadbury's chocolate adverts in 1989/1990.

Personnel

 * Cheryl Bentyne – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
 * Bruce Botnick, Judy Clapp, Leslie Ann Jones, Elliot Scheiner – Engineer
 * Linda Goldstein, Tim Hauser – Producer
 * Herbie Hancock – Piano
 * Tim Hauser, Jon Hendricks, Janis Siegel, Robin Williams – Vocals
 * Mary Mack – Photography
 * The Manhattan Transfer – Group, Vocals
 * Bobby McFerrin – Bass, Percussion, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
 * Paula Scher – Design
 * Rhonda Schoen – Digital Editing
 * Wayne Shorter – Sax (Soprano)
 * Jack Skinner – Mastering