''Don't Stop the Carnival'' is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-songwriter
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...
. It was released on Margaritaville Records and Island Records on April 28, 1998. Based on the
1965 novel of the same name written by
Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk ( ; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as ''The Caine Mutiny'' (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
His other major works include ''The Winds of War'' and ' ...
.
Wouk also worked with
Buffett to produce the stage play that lasted only for a short run in
Miami, Florida
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in 1997. The album contains 20 compositions to promote the stage play. It reached #15 in the Billboard 200 albums chart. This was Buffett's first album for Island Records since parting ways MCA Records in 1996.
Track listing
All songs written by
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...
.
# Intro: The Legend of Norman Paperman/Kinja — 7:01
# Public Relations — 3:57
# Calaloo — 3:15
# Island Fever — 4:34
# Sheila Says — 3:55
# Just an Old Truth Teller — 3:34
# Henny’s Song: The Key to My Man — 3:10
# Kinja Rules — 3:48
# A Thousand Steps to Nowhere — 5:24
# It’s All About the Water — 2:21
# Champagne Si, Agua No — 1:44
# Public Relations (Reprise) — 1:25
# The Handiest Frenchmen in the Caribbean — :50
# Hippolyte’s Habitat (Qui Moun’ Qui) — 3:10
# Who are we Trying to Fool? — 4:35
# Fat Person Man — 3:28
# Up on the Hill — 4:10
# Domicile — 0:37
# Funeral Dance — 0:51
# Time To Go Home — 6:03
Notes
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Jimmy Buffett albums
1998 albums
Island Records albums
Adaptations of works by Herman Wouk
Concept albums
Music based on novels