Simple Pleasures
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Simple Pleasures is a 1988 studio album by American musician Bobby McFerrin, best known for featuring his hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simple Pleasures canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7725804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Pleasures Context triple: ["Don't Worry, Be Happy", includedInAlbum, Simple Pleasures]
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A.
Small Pleasures
"Small Pleasures" is an early abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his move toward non-representational art through dynamic color, form, and spiritual symbolism.
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B.
Strange Pleasure
Strange Pleasure is a blues-rock solo album by American guitarist and singer Jimmie Vaughan, showcasing his smooth guitar style and Texas blues influences.
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C.
Enjoy Yourself
"Enjoy Yourself" is the second studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, featuring upbeat dance-pop tracks that continued her late-1980s chart success.
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D.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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E.
Pleasure & Pain
Pleasure & Pain is a studio album, most notably the 2005 release by R&B group 112 that blends smooth ballads with contemporary hip-hop-influenced tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Pleasures Target entity description: Simple Pleasures is a 1988 studio album by American musician Bobby McFerrin, best known for featuring his hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
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A.
Small Pleasures
"Small Pleasures" is an early abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his move toward non-representational art through dynamic color, form, and spiritual symbolism.
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B.
Strange Pleasure
Strange Pleasure is a blues-rock solo album by American guitarist and singer Jimmie Vaughan, showcasing his smooth guitar style and Texas blues influences.
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C.
Enjoy Yourself
"Enjoy Yourself" is the second studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, featuring upbeat dance-pop tracks that continued her late-1980s chart success.
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D.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
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E.
Pleasure & Pain
Pleasure & Pain is a studio album, most notably the 2005 release by R&B group 112 that blends smooth ballads with contemporary hip-hop-influenced tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bobby McFerrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardAssociatedWith | Grammy Awards (via Don't Worry, Be Happy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Medicine Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Spontaneous Inventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
ⓘ
pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasCoverSong |
Drive My Car
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Good Lovin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunshine of Your Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Them Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHitSingle | Don't Worry, Be Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Don't Worry, Be Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTrack |
Come to Me
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don't Worry, Be Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Drive My Car NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Lovin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Manana Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ Simple Pleasures NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunshine of Your Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzie Q NERFINISHED ⓘ Them Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Bobby McFerrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Bobby McFerrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | Medicine Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Don't Worry, Be Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bobby McFerrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Spontaneous Inventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVocalStyle | a cappella multi-tracked vocals ⓘ |
| producer | Linda Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
Manhattan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseType |
CD
ⓘ
LP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simple Pleasures Description of subject: Simple Pleasures is a 1988 studio album by American musician Bobby McFerrin, best known for featuring his hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Simple Pleasures
subject surface form:
Don't Worry, Be Happy
subject surface form:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
subject surface form:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
subject surface form:
Medicine Music