Jimmy Buffett Album: “One Particular Harbour”

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The title notwithstanding, ONE PARTICULAR HARBOR is one of Jimmy Buffett's least overtly nautical albums. Most of it is standard singer-songwriter stuff, in the mold of James Taylor. <p>A big exception is "We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About," a very funny baby-boomer memoir which out of the blue turns into an ode to Gardner MacKay, the famously wooden star of the late '50s TV show "Adventures in Paradise." Elsewhere, Buffett makes a deal with the devil in the bluesy "I Used to Have Money One Time," implores a female acquaintance to "Honey Do," and turns in a thoroughly credible cover version of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl."

The CD issue is awful. The sound quality is the product of what happens when you take vinyl masters and transfer them directly to a CD. Not meant to happen, as why the tape hiss is excessive. Why? Because it's a remnant of MCA's "Compact Disc/Compact Price" series, along with all the other Buffett 1973-85 albums.

Also keep in mind that you don't get any artwork or liner notes in this release beyond the front cover you see in the stock image above (which is blemished by that horrible logo in the bottom right corner). It's quite a shame as Jimmy and photographer Jim Shea acquired permission to shoot on the set of the Mel Gibson film "Mutiny of the Bounty" for the album's package, and those photos went well with the recording and were good eye candy. Removing the band credits and dedications was just pain disrespectful to Jimmy, to say the least.

I would patiently wait on purchasing this album till a remaster happens, which is long over due and hopefully in the near future. When that happens, I will be happy to provide a review that deals 100% with the music and explains why I give it 5 stars.

This is one of Buffett's best albums though highly underated. Filled with inticing stories about life. In this ablum the most popular song is "We Are The Ones Our Parents Warned Us About" but not the best. I would have to say that the best song on the album is "One Particular Harbour". This albums rhythms and lyrical aspects are phenomenal. Get this album if you can, it's a great addition to an already growing collection.