Name: Fruitcakes
Brand: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
SKU: 7721
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Fruitcakes

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Album: Fruitcakes
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Everybody's Got A Cousin In Miami Album Version	More Info...	7:19
2)	Fruitcakes Album Version	More Info...	7:40
3)	Lone Palm Album Version	More Info...	4:28
4)	Six String Music Album Version	More Info...	3:25
5)	Uncle John's Band Album Version	More Info...	4:30
6)	Love In The Library Album Version	More Info...	4:40
7)	Quietly Making Noise Album Version	More Info...	5:51
8)	Frenchman For The Night Album Version	More Info...	4:30
9)	Sunny Afternoon Album Version	More Info...	4:12
10)	Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost Album Version	More Info...	4:53
11)	She's Got You Album Version	More Info...	2:46
12)	Delaney Talks To Statues Album Version	More Info...	3:41
13)	Apocalypso Album Version	More Info...	3:47

Album: Fruitcakes
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Everybody's Got A Cousin In Miami Album Version	More Info...	7:19
2)	Fruitcakes Album Version	More Info...	7:40
3)	Lone Palm Album Version	More Info...	4:28
4)	Six String Music Album Version	More Info...	3:25
5)	Uncle John's Band Album Version	More Info...	4:30
6)	Love In The Library Album Version	More Info...	4:40
7)	Quietly Making Noise Album Version	More Info...	5:51
8)	Frenchman For The Night Album Version	More Info...	4:30
9)	Sunny Afternoon Album Version	More Info...	4:12
10)	Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost Album Version	More Info...	4:53
11)	She's Got You Album Version	More Info...	2:46
12)	Delaney Talks To Statues Album Version	More Info...	3:41
13)	Apocalypso Album Version	More Info...	3:47

Performer Notes

Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, guitar); Peter Mayer, Mac McAnally (vocals, guitar); Nicky Yarling (vocals, violin); Jim Mayer (vocals, bass); Mary Harris, Claudia Cummings, Nicolette Larson (vocals); G.E. Smith (guitar); Greg "Fingers" Taylor (harmonica); Amy Lee, Johnny Padilla (saxophone); John Lovell (trumpet); Michael Tschudin (keyboards, mallet Kat); Michael Utley (keyboards); Roger Guth (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drums, percussion); Angel Quinones (congas, percussion).
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Includes liner notes by Jimmy Buffett.
Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, guitar); Mac McAnally, Peter Mayer (vocals, guitar); Nicole Yarling (vocals, violin); Jim Mayer (vocals, bass guitar); Mary Harris , Nicolette Larson, Claudia Cummings (vocals); G.E. Smith (guitar); Amy Lee (saxophone); John Lovell (trumpet); Michael Tschudin, Michael Utley (keyboards); Roger Guth (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drum, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Rob Eaton.
Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Arrangers: G.E. Smith; Jimmy Buffett.
The line "My garden is filled with papayas and mangos/My life is a mixture of reggaes and tangos" deftly sums up the atmosphere of the Parrot King's entire career, the attitude central to his success. The quip opens the serenely pretty "Lone Palm" on FRUITCAKES, Jimmy Buffett's 1993 return to recording after cementing his peculiar position as one of the premier touring sensations. Also telling is the manner in which he alters Peter Finch's classic primal scream from the 1974 film NETWORK in the spoken rap/rant of the title track. Buffett's "mad as hell and doesn't want to take any more," but he would never break his laid-back stride to demand he's not going to take any more.
This relaxed demeanor, along with his ability to turn his over-the-top lyrics and subject matter to his own advantage, hold constant on the lightweight yet enjoyable FRUITCAKES. The tone is set from the opening calypso, "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami," an obvious, silly, yet infectious number. Despite his levity, Buffett has constantly displayed a knack for solemn ballads, and here he balances the hedonism with the wistfully charming "Frenchman for the Night," which he follows with a nifty cover of the Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon."