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Hot Water

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Release Date: June 20, 1988
Label: MCA Records





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Track Listing:

1. Homemade Music — 3:32
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Russ Kunkel
2. Baby’s Gone Shoppin’ — 4:05
        Jimmy Buffett
3. Bring Back the Magic — 4:16
        Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings
4. My Barracuda — 3:37
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Russell Kukel, Steve Cropper
5. L’Air De La Louisiane — 2:59
        Jesse Winchester
6. Prince of Tides — 5:30
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley
7. Pre-You — 5:19
        Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
8. King of Somewhere Hot — 5:05
        Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter,
        Robert Greenidge
9. Great Heart — 5:06
        Johnny Clegg
10. Smart Woman (In a Real Short Skirt) — 2:49
        Jimmy Buffett, Marshall Chapman
11. That’s What Living is to Me — 4:33
        Jimmy Buffett



Buffett’s eigthteenth studio album was called “Hot Water.”

Notes on the album:
-“Hot Water” was the first album that Jimmy did not have a mustache since “Down to Earth”.
-2 singles were released, “Homemade Music” and “Bring Back the Magic” - #24 Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. A video for “Homemade Music” was made but never saw the light of day until 2000’s “Tales from Margaritavision”.
-The album sold well, charting at #46 on the Billboard 200.


Liner Notes –

Produced by Michael Utley and Russell Kunkel Except for "Pre-You", "King of Somewhere Hot", and "That’s What living is to me" Produced by Ralph MacDonald

The Coral Reefer Band -

Jimmy Buffett - Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar
Hugh McCracken - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro, bass harmonica & Lead Guitar on "Prince of Tides"
Jeff Miranoff - Electric Guitar on "Pre-You"
Russell Kunkel - Drums and Percussion
Buddy Williams - Drums on "King of Somewhere Hot" and "Pre-You"
Michael Utley - Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizers
Steve Winwood - Organ and Background Vocals on "My Barracuda"
Richard Tee - Piano on "Pre-You"
Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
Marcus Miller - Bass on "King of Somewhere Hot"
Anthony Jackson - Bass on "That’s What living is to me"
Alex Blake - Bass on "Pre-You"
Timothy B. Schmit - Bass on "L’Air de la Louisiane", Background Vocals on "Prince of Tides", "Great Heart", "L’Air de la Louisiane"
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums
Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica
The Memphis Horns - Horns
Wayne Jackson - Trumpet, Trombone
Andrew Love - Alto and Tenor Sax
Grover Washington Jr. - Horns on "That’s What living is To me" and "Pre-You"

The Neville Brothers - Background Vocals on "Bring Back the Magic", "Great Heart", "Homemade Music", "My Barracuda", "Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt)"
James Taylor - Background Vocals on "Prince of Tides", "Pre-You", "Great Heart", "L’Air de la Louisiane"
Rita Coolidge - Background Vocals on "Bring Back the Magic"
William Eaton - String Arrangements on "Pre-You"
Design and Art Direction - Kosh
Photographer - Jean Pagliuso
Assistant - Richard Reed
Production Assistant - "Sunshine" Smith & "Kine" Bachellier

Recorded at Shrimpboat Sound Key West, New River Studios Ft. Lauderdale, Criteria Studios Miami, Rosebud Studios New York, The Hit Factory New York, Coral Sound Studios Port of Spain Trinidad, Clinton Sound New York
Artisan Recorder Mobile Truck - Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne/Wicker Field, Key West, The Complex, Los Angeles
Recorded & Mixed by Jay Rifkin
Assistant Engineers - Ross Ritto, Dave Barton, Teresa Verplanck, John Portuondo, Andrew Byrd, Kendall Brown, Eddie Heath, Jay Healy, Roger Talkov, Scott Forman, Duane Seykora, Eric Michaud, Joe Brown, Jean Curtis, Neal Dignon, Peter Yianilos, Jim Nipar
Technicians - Nathaniel Kunkel, Dale Peterson, Peter Moran, Mark Butler
Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab
Special "Hot Water" Crew - Nina Avramides, Jay Rifkin, Bobby Liberman, Charlie Allen, Sunshine Smith, Ross Ritto, Kino Bachallier, Steve Onuska

Jimmy’s Notes -

Thanks to: J.L. Jamison, Mark Pelczarski, Nathaniel Kunkel, Paulina Cayla, Virginia Cayla, Mary Flemming, C.F. Martin Inc., Peavey Inc. Greg Ladanyl, George Massenburg & The Complex staff. Westwood Music/Los Angeles Fred Walecki, Mark Bookin, Mark Brown. Ace Music/Miami Alan & Mark. Five Golden Rings/Miami Lise Ireland, earrings. The Idea Factory/New Orleans Thomas Mann: Hat pin, "Woody" Jenkins.
         Food: Margaritaville Bar & Grill, Key West "Kino’s" Gourmet kitchen, Key West Joe’s Stone Crab, Miami Bagatelle, Key West Crab Shack, Dania, FL Nathaniel’s Riverfront Bar, Ft. Lauderdale Louie’s Backyard, Key West. Security: Lazy Jake’s Hammock Shop/Key West. Special Thanks: National Park Service, Everglades City, FL Key West Seaplane Service Air-Sea Key West.