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| '''''Fruitcakes''''' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter ]. Initially to be called ''Quietly Making Noise'', the album was released in May ] |
'''''Fruitcakes''''' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter ]. Initially to be called ''Quietly Making Noise'', the album was released in May ]. It was Buffett's first studio recording since '']'' (1989), with its five-year gap being the longest between two albums in his career. Buffett had used the hiatus to focus on writing books such as '']'' (1989) and '']'' (1992). | ||
| ==Chart performance== | ==Chart performance== | ||
| ''Fruitcakes'' reached #5 on the ] album chart making it Buffett's first top |
''Fruitcakes'' reached #5 on the ] album chart making it Buffett's first top five album. The album was also ] on December 19, 2004. | ||
| The first single from the album, "Fruitcakes," charted at No. 29 on the ] chart. The second single, "Frenchman for the Night," did not chart. | The first single from the album, "Fruitcakes," charted at No. 29 on the ] chart. The second single, "Frenchman for the Night," did not chart. | ||
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Album by Jimmy Buffett This article is about the 1994 Jimmy Buffett album. For other recordings, see Fruitcake (disambiguation).
| Fruitcakes | ||||
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| Studio album by Jimmy Buffett | ||||
| Released | May 24, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 61:51 | |||
| Label | Margaritaville Records/MCA/ MCAD-11043 (US, CD) | |||
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| Jimmy Buffett chronology | ||||
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Fruitcakes is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Initially to be called Quietly Making Noise, the album was released in May 1994. It was Buffett's first studio recording since Off to See the Lizard (1989), with its five-year gap being the longest between two albums in his career. Buffett had used the hiatus to focus on writing books such as Tales from Margaritaville (1989) and Where Is Joe Merchant? (1992).
Chart performance
Fruitcakes reached #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart making it Buffett's first top five album. The album was also certified "Platinum" by the RIAA on December 19, 2004.
The first single from the album, "Fruitcakes," charted at No. 29 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The second single, "Frenchman for the Night," did not chart.
Songs
Several of the songs on this album are covers of other recording artists. The first of these is Grateful Dead's "Uncle John's Band". "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by The Kinks. "She's Got You" is a famous Country/Pop song written by Hank Cochran and first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami" |
| 7:19 |
| 2. | "Fruitcakes" |
| 7:40 |
| 3. | "Lone Palm" | Buffett | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Six String Music" |
| 3:25 |
| 5. | "Uncle John's Band" | 4:30 | |
| 6. | "Love in the Library" |
| 4:40 |
| 7. | "Quietly Making Noise" |
| 5:51 |
| 8. | "Frenchman for the Night" |
| 4:30 |
| 9. | "Sunny Afternoon" | Ray Davies | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Vampires, Mummies and the Holy Ghost" |
| 4:53 |
| 11. | "She's Got You" | Hank Cochran | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Delaney Talks to Statues" |
| 3:41 |
| 13. | "Apocalypso" | Matt Betton | 3:56 |
Personnel
The Coral Reefer Band:
- Jimmy Buffett – guitar, vocals
- Michael Utley – keyboards
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
- Robert Greenidge – steel drums, percussion
- Roger Guth – drums
- Peter Mayer – guitars, vocals
- Jim Mayer – bass, vocals
- Amy Lee – saxophone
- Johnny Padilla – saxophone
- John Lovell – trumpet
- Angel Quinones – congas, percussion
- Michael Tschudin – keyboards, mallet kat
- Nicky Yarling – violin, vocals
- Mac McAnally – guitar, vocals
- G.E. Smith – guitar
- Claudia Cummings, Mary Harris, Nicolette Larson – background singers