Barometer Soup

by Jimmy Buffett

Overview

Having gotten back the record-making habit with Fruitcakes, Jimmy Buffett repaired to the Monroe County Library in Key West during the winter of 1994-1995 with cohorts Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter Mayer, where they read fiction and came up with most of the songs on Barometer Soup. Hence, we have "Remittance Man," drawn from Mark Twain's Following the Equator, and "Diamond as Big as the Ritz," loosely adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story. Typically, there are also the comedy numbers "Bank of Bad Habits" and "Don't Chu-Know" and an appropriation consistent with Buffett's philosophy, James Taylor's "Mexico." Much of the music is low-key, though there are a couple of up-tempo tunes to add to the concert repertoire. As Jimmy Buffett albums go, this is another one. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/2024
Label:	Mca Nashville
UPC:	0602465571592
Rank:	147118

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmy Buffett   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Nicolette Larson   Guest Artist,Vocals
Michael Tschudin   Mallets,Keyboards
Mary Harris   Vocals
Amy Lee   Saxophone
Jay Oliver   Keyboards
Claudia Cummings   Vocals
Robert Greenidge   Drums (Steel)
Jim Mayer   Guitar (Bass)
Roger Guth   Drums
Michael Utley   Organ,Keyboards
Greg "Fingers" Taylor   Harmonica
John Lovell   Trumpet
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Thomas Mitchell   Horn
Peter Mayer   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

J.L. Jamison   Assistant Engineer
Antoinette Williams   Photography
Ross Ritto   Assistant Engineer
Scott Kirby   Guitar Technician
Mary Harris   Vocal Arrangement
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Amy Lee   Horn Arrangements
Jay Oliver   Arranger,Composer,Programming,Horn Arrangements
Russ Kunkel   Composer,Producer
James Taylor   Composer
Rob Eaton   Mixing,Engineer
Roger Guth   Arranger,Composer
Jimmy Buffett   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Virginia Team   Art Direction
Jerry Joyner   Photo Tinting,Design
Angel Ylisastigui   Mixing Assistant
Michael Ramos   Production Coordination
Peter Mayer   Arranger,Composer,Vocal Arrangement