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Volcano
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Release Date: August 1979
Label: MCA Records





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Track Listing:

1. Fins — 3:27
        Jimmy Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance,
        Tom Corcoran
2. Volcano — 3:37
        Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey
3. Treat Her Like a Lady — 3:55
        Jimmy Buffett, Dave Loggins
4. Stranded on a Sandbar — 3:08
        Jimmy Buffett
5. Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants — 4:01
        Jimmy Buffett
6. Survive — 4:29
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley
7. Lady I Can’t Explain — 2:42
        Jimmy Buffett
8. Boat Drinks — 2:37
        Jimmy Buffett
9. Dreamsicle — 2:18
        Jimmy Buffett
10. Sending the Old Man Home — 3:35
        Jimmy Buffett



Buffett’s elventh studio album was called “Volcano.”

Notes on the album:
-“Volcano” was unique in that it was Recorded on Montserrat, which had a active Volcano on it. A picture of Jimmy beside the Volcano was featured on the back of the album.
-3 singles were released, with only one having moderate success. They Were “Fins” - #35 Billboard Pop Charts, and #42 Billboard Easy Listening Charts, “Volcano” - #43 Billboard Easy Listening Charts, #66 Billboard Pop Charts and “Survive” - #77 Billboard Pop charts.
-Again the album sold well, charting at #13 on the Billboard Country Charts and #14 on the Billboard Pop Charts. The album was also certified “Gold” by the RIAA.
-At least one song did not make the album, that being Keith Sykes’ “I’m Not Strange, I’m Just Like You”.


Liner Notes –

Produced by Norbert Putnam for ABC Records

The Coral Reefer Band -

Jimmy Buffett - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Keith Sykes - Guitar and Background Vocals
Barry Chance - Lead Guitar
Andy McMahon - Fender Rhodes
Mike Utley - Piano and Organ
Russell Kunkel - Drums, Percussion, Congas on "Volcano"
Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica
Johnny Montezuma - anything and everything on "Fins"
Jackie Dangler - Pans on "Fins" and "Boat Drinks"
Steve Forman - Percussion on "Fins"
Donald Douglas - banjo-uke on "Volcano"
Wilfred Tuitt - Guitar on "Volcano"
James Elmer - Bass pipe on "Volcano"
Billy Puett & Bill Jones - recorders on "Chanson Pour les Petits Enfants"
Ferrell Morris - Tambourine on "Chanson Pour les Petits Enfants"
Steve Forman - Shakers on "Chanson Pour les Petits Enfants"
James Taylor - Background Vocals and Guitar on "Sending the Old Man Home"
Norbert Putnam - Bass on "Sending the Old Man Home"
Deborah McColl - Background Vocals
Alex Taylor - Background Vocals
Hugh Taylor - Background Vocals
Dave Loggins - Background Vocals
Venetta Fields - Background Vocals
Brenda Bryant - Background Vocals
Paulette Brown - Background Vocals
Juan Cadiz - Background Vocals
Recorded May 1 to May 17, 1979 at Air Studios Montserrat, British, West Indies
Additional Recording at Quadrafonic Studios, Nashville Tennessee and Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California
Engineered by "Biker" Gene Eichelberger and "Whistlin" Geoffrey Emerick
Assistant Engineers -  Tim Cuthbertson (In Montserrat), Jimmy Stroud (in Nashville), Connie Potter (in Nashville)
Technical Engineer - Geoff Irons (In Montserrat)
Mixed at Quadrafonic Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee

Album Jacket Design by Jimmy Buffett, Richard Bibby and Tom Corcoran
Painting "Volcano" by Richard Bibby
Photography - Tom Corcoran, Jimmy Buffett and Rick Holcomb
Cover art Coordinated by Tommy Steele
Gatefold Design - Steve Evenson Design, Inc.
Direction - Irv Azoff: Front Line Management
This album is Dedicated to Jane and Savannah Jane Buffett


Jimmy’s Notes -

Very Special Thanks to the following people for helping to pull this one off: Rick Holcomb, Bobby Liberman, Max Crabtree, Nina Avramides, Michele Martin and Ann Keener. To Doctor Keno for fixing Keith’s Foot. To Eastern Caribbean Airways in St. Croix and National Jets in Ft. Lauderdale for all the safe flights. "Don’t want to land in no San Juan airport"
       In Montserrat: A big thank you to Chris Irish and the Woop-Wap Band, to George Morgan "The Magic Chef" for making us all fat; Franklyn Allen for the Pina Coladas Extraordinaire; to John Silcott and the main wine man.
       Also to Cindy Eid, Denny and Meryl Bridges, Minetta Francis, James St. Hilaire, Erma Caines, Ruby Ryan, Ann Allen, Carlton Ferrell, Irene Wyke and Leroy Hixon.
       And to all the people on the island of Montserrat whose warmth and friendship contributed greatly to the making of this album.
       Johnny Montezuma, James Taylor, Russell Kunkel and The Embarrassing Stains appear through the wonderful arrangement with General Tom.
        Dave Loggins appears through the courtesy of a bottle of Cristal Champagne.