| Released: |
June 20th, 1988 |
| Label: |
MCA Records |
| Chart Peak: |
#46 Billboard 200 |
- This was the first album that Jimmy did not have a mustache since “Down to Earth”
- Two singles were released: “Homemade Music” and “Bring Back the Magic”, which reached #24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
- A music video for “Homemade Music” was made but was never seen until the release of Tales From Margaritavision
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Jimmy’s Note:
This album is dedicated to John D. MacDonald, one of America’s great natural resources.
Contributing Artists
- Jimmy Buffett – Acoustic & electric Guitar
- Steve Cropper – Electric guitar
- Hugh McCracken – Acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, bass harmonica & lead guitar on “Prince of Tides”
- Jeff Miranoff – Electric guitar on “Pre-You”
- Russell Kunkel – Drums and percussion
- Buddy Williams – Drums on “King of Somewhere Hot” and “Pre-You”
- Michael Utley – Keyboards, organ, synthesizers
- Steve Winwood – Organ on “My Barracuda”
- Richard Tee – Piano on “Pre-You”
- Donald “Duck” Dunn – Bass
- Marcus Miller – Bass on “King of Somewhere Hot”
- Anthony Jackson – Bass on “That’s What Living Is To Me”
- Alex Blake – Bass on “Pre-You”
- Timothy B. Schmit – Bass on “L’Air de la Louisiane”, background Vocals on “Prince of Tides”, “Great Heart”, “L’Air de la Louisiane”
- Ralph MacDonald – Percussion
- Robert Greenidge – Steel Drums
- Greg “Fingers” Taylor – Harmonica
- The Memphis Horns – Horns
- Wayne Jackson – Trumpet, trombone
- Andrew Love – Alto and tenor Sax
- Grover Washington Jr. – Horns on “That’s What Living Is To Me” and “Pre-You”
- The Neville Brothers – Background vocals on “Bring Back the Magic”, “Great Heart”, “Homemade Music”, “My Barracuda”, “Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt)”
- James Taylor – Background vocals on “Prince of Tides”, “Pre-You”, “Great Heart”, “L’Air de la Louisiane”
- Rita Coolidge – Background vocals on “Bring Back the Magic”
- William Eaton – String Arrangements on “Pre-You”
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