Buffet Hotel is the 28th studio album

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 by American singer-songwriter

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 Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...

, released on December 8, 2009. On October 27, 2009, it was officially posted on the Margaritaville

Margaritaville

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 homepage as well on the Mailboat Records

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 homepage. It is the follow-up to Take the Weather with You

Take the Weather with You

Take the Weather with You is the 27th studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on RCA Records in 2006. It peaked at #1 on Billboards country charts, also reaching #4 on the "Billboard 200"...

.

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

Bamako

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, Mali

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, which Buffett visited during the Festival au Désert. The album includes "Surfing In a Hurricane," the first surf rock song Buffett has ever written.

Track listing

1. "Nobody from Nowhere" (Will Kimbrough
   Will Kimbrough
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   /Tommy Womack
   Tommy Womack
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   ) - 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
   Mac McAnally
   Lyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
   
   ) - 3:15
7. "Rhumba Man" (Jesse Winchester
   Jesse Winchester
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   ) - 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
    Bruce Cockburn
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    ) - 4:08
11. "Buffet Hotel" (Jimmy Buffett/Bill Flanagan
    Bill Flanagan
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    /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 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	173

External links

• Buffet Hotel on Margaritaville.com
• Album Information at Mailboat Records
• Jimmy Buffett Biography at Trop-Rock.com