''Floridays'' is the fifteenth album by American popular music singer-songwriter

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. It was released in June 1986 as MCA 5730 and was produced by

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member

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and recorded and mixed by

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. The album marks the end of Buffett's shift toward a more country sound that characterized his previous two releases and a return to a sound closer to that of his late 1970s and early 1980s output. The album features a wider variety of

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s than was typical for Buffett's previous works, notably several songs with

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and

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. His daughter

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is credited for playing mini-

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on the album. It was also his last studio album to feature

's trademark mustache, before he shaved it off for the next album

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in 1988.

Songs

All of the album's songs were written or co-written by Buffett except for "If It All Falls Down" written by Coral Reefer Band member Matt Betton. "I Love The Now" was co-written with actress and author

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. The songs "First Look" and "When the Coast is Clear" later appeared on the

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, and "Creola" appeared on Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection. Buffett rearranged the song "Floridays" for the 2006 film ''

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'', in which he co-starred.

Chart performance

''Floridays'' reached No. 67 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. None of the album's three singles charted.

Track listing

#"I Love the Now" (Jimmy Buffett,

) – 5:01 #"Creola" (Jimmy Buffett,

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, William Salter) – 5:39 (LP), 7:03 (CD) #"First Look" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:59 #"Meet Me in Memphis" (Jimmy Buffett,

) – 4:46 #"Nobody Speaks to the Captain No More" (Jimmy Buffett) – 5:07 #"Floridays" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:52 #"If It All Falls Down" (Matt Betton) – 4:45 #"No Plane on Sunday" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 4:16 #"When the Coast Is Clear" (Jimmy Buffett,

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) – 2:56 #"You'll Never Work in Dis Bidness Again" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley,

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, Matt Betton) – 3:10

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band: *Jimmy Buffett – Acoustic guitar *

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– Electric guitar *

– Electric and acoustic guitar *

– Bass *

– Keyboards *

– Keyboards *Matt Betton – Drums *

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– Congas *

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– Steel drums, timbales *

– Bongos, congas, tambourine and other percussion *

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– Harmonica *

– Mini-conga *

, Vince Melamed,

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, Sam Clayton, Jimmy Buffett,

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, David Lasley, Cameron Grillo, Gene Van Buren, Phyllis Duncan, Deborah Hall, Helen Duncan Benard – background vocals

Singles

* “I Love the Now” b/w “No Plane on Sunday” (Released on MCA 52849 in 1986) *"Creola" b/w "You'll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again" (Released on MCA 52932 in September 1986) * "Take It Back" b/w "Floridays" (Released on MCA 53035 in January 1987)

Tour

1986 brought yet another summer tour, this time to promote the ''Floridays'' album, with all the usual stops.

1986 Coral Reefer Band

*Jimmy Buffett: Vocals and guitar *Josh Leo: Guitar (Summer Tour Dates) *Tim Krekel: Guitar (Fall Tour Dates) *George Porter: Bass (Summer Tour Dates) *Tim Drummond: Bass (Fall Tour Dates) *Matt Betton: Drums *Greg “Fingers” Taylor: Harmonica and background vocals *Michael Utley: Piano and organ (Summer Tour Dates) *Vince Melamed: Keyboards and organ (Fall Tour Dates) *Sam Clayton: Congas *Robert Greenidge: Steel Drums *Larry Lee: Percussion

Set list

The only set list from the tour that's been confirmed is that of the Convention Center Arena in

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" #"Meet Me in Memphis" #"

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A Pirate Looks at Forty "A Pirate Looks at Forty" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1974 album ''A1A'' and "Presents to Send You" is the B-side of the single. Buffett wrote the song about Phillip C ...

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" #"I Love the Now"
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Notes

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