Coconut Telegraph


Coconut Telegraph is the tenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in February 1981 as MCA 5169 and was produced by Norbert Putnam.

Songs

In addition to songs written or co-written by Buffett, the album includes the 1934 jazz standard "Stars Fell on Alabama" penned by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins and "It's My Job" written by Mac McAnally, the beginning of a long-term collaboration that would lead to McAnally becoming a member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.

Chart performance

Coconut Telegraph reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "It's My Job" hit No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles and would be Buffett's last appearance on that chart for over 20 years until his 2003 duet with Alan Jackson, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere."

Track listing

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band:
  • Jimmy Buffett – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Barry Chance – electric guitar
  • Josh Leo – electric guitar
  • Andy McMahon – organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Harry Dailey – bass, background vocals
  • Matt Betton – drums
  • M. L. Benoit – congas and percussion, background vocals
  • Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
  • Michael Utley – organ
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Mac McAnally – background vocals on "It's My Job"
  • JD Souther – co-lead vocals on "The Good Fight", background vocals on "It's My Job"
  • Dr. Kino Bachellier – Shakers and French
  • Freddie Buffett – background vocals
  • Norbert Putnam – upright bass
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Deborah McColl – background vocals

    Singles

  • "It's My Job" b/w "Little Miss Magic"
  • "Stars Fell on Alabama" b/w "Growing Older But Not Up"