Buffet Hotel

Buffet Hotel is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on December 8, 2009. On October 27, 2009, it was officially posted on the Margaritaville homepage as well on the Mailboat Records homepage.[2] It is the follow-up to Take the Weather with You (2006).

Buffet Hotel
Studio album by
Jimmy Buffett
ReleasedDecember 8, 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop rock
Length53:51
LabelMailboat
Producer
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Take the Weather with You
(2006)		 Buffet Hotel
(2009)		 Songs from St. Somewhere
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(favorable)[1]

While making the album, Buffett employed techniques from earlier albums, such as recording later at night after surfing; this resulted in a more laid-back feel. The name of the album comes from a building in Bamako, Mali, which Buffett visited during the Festival au Désert.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Nobody from Nowhere" (Will Kimbrough/Tommy Womack) - 5:07
  2. "Wings" (Jimmy Buffett/Will Kimbrough) - 3:46
  3. "Big Top" (Jimmy Buffett/Roger Guth) - 4:31
  4. "Beautiful Swimmers" (Jimmy Buffett) - 5:21
  5. "Turn Up the Heat and Chill the Rosé" (Jimmy Buffett) - 3:50
  6. "Summerzcool" (Jimmy Buffett/Mac McAnally) - 3:15
  7. "Rhumba Man" (Jesse Winchester) - 4:10
  8. "We Learned to Be Cool from You" (Jimmy Buffett) - 5:55
  9. "Surfing in a Hurricane" (Jimmy Buffett/Will Kimbrough) - 4:26
  10. "Life Short Call Now" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:08
  11. "Buffet Hotel" (Jimmy Buffett/Bill Flanagan/Mac McAnally) - 6:00
  12. "A Lot to Drink About" (Jimmy Buffett/Will Kimbrough/Mac McAnally) - 3:29

Chart performance
Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 17
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 173[4]

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Buffet Hotel". Allmusic. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  2. "Buffet Hotel will be available December 8th!". Margaritaville.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  3. newsok.com
  4. "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.


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