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| Released | June 1986 | |||
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| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | MCA MCA-5730 (US, CD) | |||
| Producer | Michael Utley | |||
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Floridays is the fifteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriterJimmy Buffett. It was released in June 1986 asMCA 5730 and was produced byCoral Reefer Band memberMichael Utley and recorded and mixed byJay Rifkin. The title of the album is taken from the 1941 poetry collection of the same name byDon Blanding. The album marks the end of Buffett's shift toward a more country sound that characterized his previous two releases and a return to a sound closer to that of his late 1970s and early 1980s output. The album features a wider variety ofmusical instruments than was typical for Buffett's previous works, notably several songs withstrings andhorns. His daughterSavannah Jane Buffett is credited for playing mini-conga on the album.It was also his last studio album to featureJimmy Buffett's trademark mustache, before he shaved it off for the next albumHot Water in 1988.
All of the album's songs were written or co-written by Buffett (with the title track and "First Look" being his first solo credits sinceOne Particular Harbour) except for "If It All Falls Down" written by Coral Reefer Band member Matt Betton. "I Love The Now" was co-written with actress and authorCarrie Fisher.
The songs "First Look" and "When the Coast is Clear" later appeared on thebox setBoats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, and "Creola" appeared onMeet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection. Buffett rearranged the song "Floridays" for the 2006 filmHoot, in which he co-starred.
Floridays reached No. 67 on theBillboard 200 album chart and No. 32 on theBillboard Top Country Albums chart. None of the album's three singles charted.
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S.Billboard Top Country Albums | 32 |
| U.S.Billboard 200 | 67 |
| CanadianRPM Top Albums | 91 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love the Now" | Jimmy Buffett,Carrie Fisher | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Creola" | Jimmy Buffett,Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 5:39 (LP), 7:03 (CD) |
| 3. | "First Look" | Jimmy Buffett | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Meet Me in Memphis" | Jimmy Buffett,Michael Utley | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Nobody Speaks to the Captain No More" | Jimmy Buffett | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Floridays" | Jimmy Buffett | 4:52 |
| 7. | "If It All Falls Down" | Matt Betton | 4:45 |
| 8. | "No Plane on Sunday" | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley | 4:16 |
| 9. | "When the Coast Is Clear" | Jimmy Buffett,Mac McAnally | 2:56 |
| 10. | "You'll Never Work in Dis Bidness Again" | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley,Vince Melamed,Josh Leo,Willie Weeks, Matt Betton | 3:10 |
The Coral Reefer Band:
1986 brought yet another summer tour, this time to promote theFloridays album, with all the usual stops.[2]
The only set list from the tour that's been confirmed is that of theConvention Center Arena inDallas. While the structure of Buffett's set lists generally remain the same in a given tour, the song selection varies from night to night; so it's more than likely that there were many changes to the set list as the tour progressed.[3]
Convention Center Arena
Tuesday, August 12, 1986
