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| Released | June 20, 1988 | |||
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| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label | MCA MCA-42093 (US, CD) | |||
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Hot Water is the sixteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriterJimmy Buffett. It was released in June 1988 byMCA 42093 and was produced byCoral Reefer Band membersMichael Utley,Russell Kunkel, andRalph MacDonald.[1] The album was engineered and mixed byJay Rifkin. The album was Jimmy's first album recorded at his new studio in Key West, Florida called Shrimpboat Sound.[3] The LP continues Buffett's use of a wide variety ofmusical instruments than was typical for Buffett's earlier works, notablyhorns and percussion. Buffett shaved off his trademark mustache for the album.
All but two of the album's songs were written or co-written by Buffett. The other two songs arecover songs: "Great Heart" originally by South AfricanJohnny Clegg and Savuka and "L'Air de la Louisiane" byJesse Winchester, 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. The album's Final Song, "That's What Living is to Me" referencesMark Twain's Travelogue "Following the Equator" and Jimmy often included praise and recommendation of the book when introducing live performances of the song.
Hot Water reached No. 46 on theBillboard 200 album chart. The song "Bring Back the Magic" hit No. 24Adult Contemporary.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Homemade Music" | Jimmy Buffett,Michael Utley,Russell Kunkel | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Baby's Gone Shoppin'" | Jimmy Buffett | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Bring Back the Magic" | Jimmy Buffett,Will Jennings | 4:16 |
| 4. | "My Barracuda" | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Russell Kunkel,Steve Cropper | 3:37 |
| 5. | "L'Air de la Louisiane" | Jesse Winchester | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Prince of Tides" | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Pre-You" | Jimmy Buffett,Ralph MacDonald,William Salter | 5:19 |
| 8. | "King of Somewhere Hot" | Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter,Robert Greenidge | 5:05 |
| 9. | "Great Heart" | Johnny Clegg | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Smart Woman (In a Real Short Skirt)" | Jimmy Buffett,Marshall Chapman | 2:49 |
| 11. | "That's What Living Is to Me" | Jimmy Buffett | 4:33 |
The Coral Reefer Band:
1988 brought yet another summer tour, this time to promote theHot Water album, with all the usual stops.[4]
Towards the beginning of the tour, the set list was a bit different than the majority of the tour with "Son of a Son of a Sailor" as the opener and "Margaritaville" as the set closer. For most of the tour, however, theMac McAnally cover "It's My Job" opened the show and "Where's the Party" closed the set. "Fins" was the show closer pretty much every night, with the exception ofVan Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" closing theKings Dominion show on thefourth of July, its only known appearance of the tour.
Average set list:[5]
