One Particular Harbour | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy Buffett | ||||
Released | September 1983 | |||
Recorded | at A&R Studios in New York, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, Studio "O" in Papeete, Tahiti, and Village Recorders in Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock/gulf and western | |||
Length | 39:58 | |||
Label | MCA MCA-5447 (U.S., 12") |
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Producer | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley | |||
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One Particular Harbour[1] is the 13th studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in September 1983 as MCA 5447 and was produced by Buffett and Michael Utley. It was Buffett's first involvement producing an album.
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In addition to songs written or co-written by Buffett (including one with J.D. Souther and Josh Leo), the album includes four cover songs: "Stars on the Water" by country songwriter Rodney Crowell, "California Promises" by Steve Goodman, and "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, as well as "Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart?" written by the Neville Brothers' Art Neville. Buffett's version of "Stars on the Water" also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1993 movie The Firm.
One Particular Harbour reached #59 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #35 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The song "One Particular Harbour" hit #22 Adult Contemporary and "Brown Eyed Girl" made it to #13 Adult Contemporary.
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 35 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 59 |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic reviewer William Ruhlmann says One Particular Harbour was something like a comeback, with Buffett's best batch of songs since Son of a Son of a Sailor in 1978"[3] and the title single, "One Particular Harbour," is a fan favorite, and is sometimes considered part of "The Big 8" that Buffett has played at almost all of his concerts.
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Side 2:
The Coral Reefer Band: