From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hot Water (Jimmy Buffett album)
Hot Water (Jimmy Buffett album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Hot Water Songs
All but two of the album’s songs were written or co-
written by Buffett. The other two songs are cover songs:
"Great Heart" originally by South African Johnny Clegg
and Savuka and "L’Air de la Louisiane" by Jesse Winches-
ter, one of several Buffett covers of Winchester songs
recorded throughout his career. "L’Air de la Louisiane"
An admitted francophile, Buffett has sung several songs
in French.
Chart performance
Hot Water reached #46 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
The song "Bring Back the Magic" hit #24 Adult Contem-
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett porary.
Released June 1988
Track listing
Recorded at Shrimpboat Sound in Key West, Florida, New River
Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Criteria Studios in 1. "Homemade Music" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Russell
Miami, Florida, Rosebud Studios in New York City, The Kunkel) – 3:32
Hit Factory in New York City, Coral Sound Studios in Port 2. "Baby’s Gone Shoppin’" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:05
of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Clinton Sound in New 3. "Bring Back the Magic" (Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings) –
York City
4:16
Genre Rock/gulf and western 4. "My Barracuda" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Russell
Kunkel, Steve Cropper) – 3:37
Length 46:51
5. "L’Air de la Louisiane" (Jesse Winchester) – 2:59
Label MCA 6. "Prince of Tides" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 5:30
MCA-42093 (U.S., CD) 7. "Pre-You" (Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)
Producer Michael Utley, Russell Kunkel; Ralph – 5:19
MacDonald[1] 8. "King of Somewhere Hot" (Jimmy Buffett, Ralph
MacDonald, William Salter, Robert Greenidge) – 5:05
Jimmy Buffett chronology
9. "Great Heart" (Johnny Clegg) – 5:06
Floridays Hot Water Off to See the Lizard
10. "Smart Woman (In a Real Short Skirt)" (Jimmy Buffett,
(1986) (1988) (1989) Marshall Chapman) – 2:49
11. "That’s What Living Is to Me" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:33
Hot Water is the 17th studio album by American popular
music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released Personnel
in June 1988 as MCA 42093 and was produced by Coral
Band:
The Coral Reefer Band
Reefer Band members Michael Utley, Russell Kunkel, and
• Jimmy Buffett: Acoustic and electric guitar
Ralph MacDonald.[1] The album continues Buffett’s use of
• Steve Cropper: Electric guitar
a wide variety of musical instruments than was typical
• Hugh McCracken: Acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro,
for Buffett’s earlier works, notably horns and percussion.
bass harmonica & lead guitar on "Prince of Tides"
• Jeff Miranoff: Electric guitar on "Pre-You"
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hot Water (Jimmy Buffett album)
• Russell Kunkel: Drums and percussion • Sam Clayton: Congas
• Buddy Williams: Drums on "King of Somewhere Hot" • Robert Greenidge: Steel Drums
and "Pre-You" • Wayne Jackson: Horns
• Michael Utley: Keyboards, organ, synthesizers • Andrew Love: Horns
• Steve Winwood: Organ and background vocals on • Marshall Chapman: Vocals
"My Barracuda"
• Richard Tee: Piano on "Pre-You" Set list
• Donald "Duck" Dunn: Bass Towards the beginning of the tour, the set list was a bit
• Marcus Miller: Bass on "King of Somewhere Hot" different than the majority of the tour with "Son of a Son
• Anthony Jackson: Bass on "That’s What Living Is to of a Sailor" as the opener and "Margaritaville" as the set
Me" closer. For most of the tour, however, the Mac McAnal-
• Alex Blake: Bass on "Pre-You" ly cover "It’s My Job" opened the show and "Where’s the
• Timothy B. Schmit: Bass on "L’Air de la Louisiane", Party" closed the set. "Fins" was the show closer pretty
background vocals on "Prince of Tides", "Great much every night, with the exception of Van Morrison’s
Heart", "L’Air de la Louisiane" "Brown Eyed Girl" closing the Kings Dominion show on
• Ralph MacDonald: Percussion the fourth of July, its only known appearance of the tour.
• Robert Greenidge: Steel drums Average set list:[4]
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor: Harmonica 1. "It’s My Job" (Mac McAnally cover)
• The Memphis Horns: Horns 2. "Tequila" (The Champs cover)
• Wayne Jackson: Trumpet, trombone 3. "Stars on the Water" (Rodney Crowell cover)
• Andrew Love: Alto and tenor sax 4. "Come Monday"
• Grover Washington, Jr.: Horns on "That’s What 5. "Knees of My Heart"
Living Is to Me" and "Pre-You" 6. "Jolly Mon Sing"
• The Neville Brothers: Background vocals on "Bring 7. 1. "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
Back the Magic", "Great Heart", "Homemade Music", 2. "Boat Drinks"
"My Barracuda", "Smart Woman (In a Real Short 3. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
Skirt)" 8. "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
• James Taylor: Background vocals on "Prince of 9. "Some White People Can Dance" (with Greg "Fingers"
Tides", "Pre-You", "Great Heart", "L’Air de la Taylor on vocals)
Louisiane" 10. "Homemade Music"
• Rita Coolidge: Background vocals on "Bring Back the 11. "Coconut Telegraph"
Magic" 12. "My Barracuda"
13. "Bring Back the Magic"
Singles 14. "Coast of Marseilles" (Keith Sykes cover)
15. "God’s Own Drunk" (Richard Buckley cover)
• "Homemade Music" b/w "L’Air de la Louisiane" 16. "Last Mango in Paris"
(Released on MCA 53360 in May 1988) 17. "Pencil Thin Mustache
• "Bring Back The Magic" b/w "That’s What Living Is 18. "Why Don’t We Get Drunk"
To Me" (Released on MCA 53396 in August 1988) 19. "Volcano"
20. "Where’s the Party"
Tour Encore:
1. "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
1988 brought yet another summer tour, this time to pro-
2. "Margaritaville"
mote the Hot Water album, with all the usual stops.[3]
3. "Fins"
1988 Coral Reefer Band
• Jimmy Buffett: Vocals and guitar Notes
• Tim Krekel: Guitar [1] ^ MacDonald produced the songs "Pre-You", "King
• Tim Drummond: Bass of Somewhere Hot", and "That’s What Living Is to
• Matt Betton: Drums Me." Utley and Kunkel produced the remainder
• Michael Utley: Keyboards together.
• Vince Melamed: Organ [2] http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2936/review
• Greg “Fingers” Taylor: Harmonica and background [3] BuffettWorld Hot Water Tour
Vocals [4] Average set list for the Hot Water Tour
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hot_Water_(Jimmy_Buffett_album)&oldid=443890717"
2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hot Water (Jimmy Buffett album)
Categories:
• Jimmy Buffett albums
• 1988 albums
• Albums produced by Michael Utley
• MCA Records albums
This page was last modified on 9 August 2011 at 15:53. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-
ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of
the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact us
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers
3