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Buffett wrote the song to his future wife while he was on tour. [2] At a live performance in 1974, Buffett mentioned that he had written the song heading out to California the previous year, meaning that it would have been written as he was "heading up to San Francisco for the Labor Day weekend show" in 1973.
"Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single (b/w "Stranded on a Sandbar") on MCA 41161 in November 1979. The song was first released on his 1979 album Volcano and reached No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well ...
Volcano reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart [2] and number 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Three singles from the album charted including "Fins" (number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100; number 42 Adult Contemporary), "Volcano" (number 66 Hot 100; number 43 Adult Contemporary), and "Survive" (number 77 Hot 100).
"Come Monday" is the only song on the album that features a vocal overdub recorded in a studio. Buffett has mentioned in past interviews that the album was recorded during a very "painful" time. This was because he had broken his leg at one point during the tour, and was performing in a cast (as referenced several times on the record and even ...
Living and Dying in ¾ Time is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It is the second major label album in Buffett's Don Gant-produced "Key West phase". It was initially released in February 1974 as his second album for Dunhill Records. It contains the song "Come Monday", his first top-40 hit single.
Jimmy Buffett died earlier this year, but his legacy remains firmly intact. ... “Come Monday,” helped Buffett break into the mainstream with his first top 40 hit. Living And Dying in ¾ Time ...
"A Pirate Looks at Forty" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1974 album A1A and "Presents to Send You" is the B-side of the single. Buffett wrote the song about Phillip Clark, at the Chart Room where Buffett first performed after his move to Key West, Florida. [3]
Jimmy Buffett circa 1975 in Key West, Fla. (Michael Ochs Archives) Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at age 76, was the rare singer-songwriter who was keenly aware of the songs that comprised his ...