Beach House on the Moon

Beach House on the Moon
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	24 May 1999
Genre	Rock/gulf and western
Label	MCA
Producer	Russell Kunkel, Michael Utley, Mac McAnally, Tony Brown
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Don't Stop the Carnival 1998 Beach House on the Moon 1999 Far Side of the World 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Beach House on the Moon is the 24th studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released in May 1999. It is his last studio album released on MCA records. It reached #8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Songs

The song "Math Suks" caused a brief media frenzy over Jimmy Buffett's seeming disdain for math education.

Track listing

1. "Beach House on the Moon" (Jimmy Buffett) — 6:06
2. "Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling" (Jimmy Buffett) — 4:43
3. "Waiting for the Next Explosion" (Jimmy Buffett) — 5:00
4. "Pacing the Cage" (Bruce Cockburn) — 4:43
5. "You Call It Jogging" (J.D. Loudermilk) — 3:52
6. "Flesh and Bone" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally, Michael Utley) — 5:42
7. "I Will Play for Gumbo" (Jimmy Buffett) — 4:06
8. "Math Suks" (Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Peter Mayer) — 4:29
9. "Spending Money" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally) — 2:55
10. "Semi-True Story" (Mac McAnally) — 3:14
11. "Lucky Stars" (Roger Guth, Peter Mayer) — 3:46
12. "I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care" (Jimmy Buffett, Peter Mayer) — 3:43
13. "Oysters and Pearls" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally) — 3:14

Musicians

The Coral Reefer Band

• Keyboards: Michael Utley
• Harmonica: Greg "Fingers" Taylor
• Steel Drums: Robert Greenridge
• Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
• Drums: Roger Guth
• Guitar: Peter Mayer, Mac McAnally
• Bass Guitar: Jim Mayer
• Saxophone: Amy Lee, Tom Mitchell
• Trumpet: John Lovell
• Vocals: Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, Mac McAnally, Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson

Additional Musicians

• Steel Guitar: Doyle Grisham ("If you hear steel guitar it's Doyle.")^[3]
• Slide Guitar: Jack Pearson (Tracks 3, 7, 5, and 10)
• Bass Guitar: David Hood (Tracks 3, 6, 7, and 10)
• Drums: Roger Hawkins (Tracks 3, 6, 7, and 10)
• Flute: Bill Miller (musician) (Track 1)
• Fiddle: Stewart Duncan (Tracks 7 and 10)
• Tenor Saxophone: Jim Horn (Track 6)
• Accordion: Marc Savoy (Track 7)

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r417493
2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jimmybuffett/albums/album/258917/review/5942649/beach_house_on_the_moon
3. ^ CD Liner Notes, p.17