Buffet Hotel

Buffet Hotel is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on December 8, 2009. On October 27, 2009, it was officially posted on the Margaritaville homepage as well on the Mailboat Records homepage.^[2] It is the follow-up to Take the Weather with You (2006).

Buffet Hotel
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	December 8, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop rock
Length	53:51
Label	Mailboat
Producer	Mac McAnally Michael Utley
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Take the Weather with You (2006) Buffet Hotel (2009) Songs from St. Somewhere (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(favorable)[1]

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, Mali, which Buffett visited during the Festival au Désert.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Nobody from Nowhere" (Will Kimbrough/Tommy Womack) – 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) – 3:15
7. "Rhumba Man" (Jesse Winchester) – 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) – 4:08
11. "Buffet Hotel" (Jimmy Buffett/Bill Flanagan/Mac McAnally) – 6:00
12. "A Lot to Drink About" (Jimmy Buffett/Will Kimbrough/Mac McAnally) – 3:29

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 17 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Billboard 200[7] 173 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 49

External links

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

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Buffet Hotel". Allmusic. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
2. "Buffet Hotel will be available December 8th!". Margaritaville.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
3. newsok.com
4. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
5. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
6. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
8. "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.