One Particular Harbour | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy Buffett | ||||
Released | September 1983 | |||
Recorded | at A&R Studios in New York, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, Studio "O" in Papeete, Tahiti, and Village Recorders in Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock, Gulf and Western | |||
Length | 39:58 | |||
Label |
MCA MCA-5447 (U.S., 12") |
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Producer | Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley | |||
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Allmusic |
One Particular Harbour is the twelfth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in September 1983 as MCA 5447 and was produced by Buffett and Michael Utley. It was Buffett's first involvement producing an album. Stars On The Water was written and a minor hit for country music songsmith Rodney Crowell and also covered by Texan country music singer George Strait on his 2001 album, The Road Less Traveled.
In addition to songs written or co-written by Buffett (including one with J.D. Souther and Josh Leo), the album includes four cover songs: "Stars on the Water" by country songwriter Rodney Crowell, "California Promises" by Steve Goodman, and "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, as well as "Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart?" written by the Neville Brothers' Art Neville. Buffett's version of "Stars on the Water" also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1993 movie The Firm.
One Particular Harbour reached #59 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #35 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The song "One Particular Harbour" hit #22 Adult Contemporary and "Brown Eyed Girl" made it to #13 Adult Contemporary.