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If Last Mango in Paris suggested a new interest in recording and a new care in songwriting, Floridays marked a scuttling of such efforts. The lead-off track, "I Love The Now," was co-written by Buffett and Carrie Fisher, which just goes to show that good novelists don't necessarily write good songs together. ~ William Ruhlmann
Unknown Contributor Roles: Savannah Jane Buffett; Jimmy Buffett.
Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, acoustic guitar); Josh Leo (acoustic & electric guitars); Reggie Young (electric guitar); Greg "Fingers" Taylor (harmonica); Michael Utley, Vince Melamed (keyboards); Willie Weeks (bass); Matt Betton (drums); Sam Clayton (congas); Savannah Jane Buffett (mini-congas); Robert Greenridge (steel drums, timbales); Ralph MacDonald (bongos, congas, tambourine, percussion).
Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, acoustic guitar); Josh Leo (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Reggie Young (electric guitar); Greg "Fingers" Taylor (harmonica); Michael Utley, Mike Utley, Vince Melamed (keyboards); Matt Betton (drums); Ralph MacDonald (congas, bongos, tambourine, percussion); Savannah Jane Buffett, Sam Clayton (congas); Robert Greenidge (steel drum, timbales).
Floridays Music | List Price | $9.95 (You save $3.56) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, Country Rock, Contemporary Pop Vocals | | Label | MCA | | Orig Year | 1986 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8457  | | CD Universe Part number | 1103188 | | Catalog number | 5730 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Michael Utley; Mike Utley | | Recording Time | 45 minutes | | Personnel | Ralph MacDonald - bongos, congas, tambourine, percussion
Reggie Young - electric guitar
Willie Weeks - bass
Jimmy Buffett - vocals, acoustic guitar
Sam Clayton - congas
Josh Leo - acoustic & electric guitars
Vince Melamed - keyboards
Michael Utley
Greg "Fingers" Taylor - harmonica
Savannah Jane Buffett - mini-congas
Also: Mike Utley, Robert Greenidge |
Jimmy Buffett Floridays Songs Floridays Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Definitiely His Best
Not even close, nothing he'd done before or after even compares. In fact a lot of his marquis songs sound bubble gummish by comparison. Personally I'll take this and Volcano and the rest is pretty much crap! His earlier stuff sounds dated and his later stuff is forgettable and the "screw" song is disgusting even by todays standards.
Submitted by mheinen3 (oklahoma city, ok, usa)
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His Best!
I only listen to two JB classics, Floridays and Volcano. Certainly if you're looking for his huge hits some of his other works come to mind but from a completist standpoint of really great music from start to finish none can compare to Floridays. The previous reviewer was correct, an overlooked treasure that IMHO was his best!
Submitted by mheinen3 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA)
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One of Jimmy's overlooked CD. Some of his best laying in the hammock music. Put it on and just relax and enjoy one of his best.
Submitted by Mike (Spokane, WA)
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