Songs from St. Somewhere

Songs from St. Somewhere is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on August 20, 2013, by Mailboat Records.^[1][2][3]

Songs from St. Somewhere
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	August 20, 2013
Recorded	March–April 2013
Genre	Country pop soft rock
Length	60:05
Label	Mailboat
Producer	Mac McAnally Michael Utley
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Buffet Hotel (2009) Songs from St. Somewhere (2013) 'Tis the SeaSon (2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Oakland Press	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Gary Graff of The Oakland Press said that the album was not of the same caliber as its predecessor, but added that it was "a perfectly fine fix between boat drinks for any Parrothead worth his or her feathers."^[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic opined that the album was "perfectly fine" for a listener who's drunk, but for those "listening to this sober, it's quite likely you'll be more inclined to cringe than to smile."^[4] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone felt the album was "full of chill evocations of island life."^[6]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 60,388 copies in the United States.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somethin' 'Bout a Boat"	Django Walker Dave Berg Patrick Davis Jedd Hughes James Otto Eric Paslay	2:44
2.	"Einstein Was a Surfer"	Jimmy Buffett Mac McAnally	4:41
3.	"Earl's Dead - Cadillac for Sale"	Buffett	5:41
4.	"Too Drunk to Karaoke" (with Toby Keith)	Buffett McAnally Shawn Camp Pat McLaughin	4:02
5.	"Serpentine"	Buffett McAnally	4:43
6.	"Useless But Important Information"	Buffett McAnally	4:12
7.	"I Want to Go Back to Cartagena"	Buffett Peter Mayer Roger Guth Will Kimbrough	3:15
8.	"Soulfully"	Kimbrough	3:16
9.	"Rue de la Guitare"	Buffett	3:23
10.	"I'm No Russian"	Buffett	6:40
11.	"Tides"	Buffett Guth	4:12
12.	"The Rocket That Grandpa Rode"	Buffett McAnally Kimbrough Mayer Guth	4:02
13.	"I Wave Bye Bye"	Jesse Winchester	3:19
14.	"Colour of the Sun"	Buffett McAnally Mayer Guth	3:48
15.	"Oldest Surfer on the Beach"	Mark Knopfler	4:17
16.	"I Want to Go Back to Cartagena" (with Fanny Lu) (Spanish version)	Buffett Mayer Guth Kimbrough	3:12
Total length:			60:05

Personnel

The Coral Reefers

• Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Robert Greenidge – steel drums
• Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar
• Tina Gullickson – vocals
• Roger Guth – drums
• John Lovell – trumpet
• Jim Mayer – vocals, bass guitar
• Peter Mayer – guitar
• Mac McAnally – vocals, guitar
• Nadirah Shakoor – vocals
• Michael Utley – keyboards

Additional musicians

• Will Kimbrough – vocals
• Mark Knopfler – guitar on "Oldest Surfer on the Beach"

Chart positions

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	22
US Billboard 200[9]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	1

References

1. "Songs From St. Somewhere: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
2. "iTunes - Music - Songs From St. Somewhere by Jimmy Buffett". Itunes.apple.com. 1946-12-25. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
3. "Jimmy Buffett ready to drop "Songs From St. Somewhere"". Soundspike.com. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 20, 2013). "Songs from St. Somewhere – Jimmy Buffett". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
5. Gary, Graff (August 19, 2013). "Album reviews: John Mayer, Jimmy Buffett, Ty Segall, more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
6. Dolan, Jon. "Jimmy Buffett, 'Songs From St. Somewhere'". Rolling Stone. August 29, 2013 (1190). Wenner Media LLC: 65. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
7. "Building Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
8. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
9. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
10. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.