One Particular Harbour

One Particular Harbour
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")
Producer	Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Somewhere over China 1982 One Particular Harbour 1983 Riddles in the Sand 1984

One Particular Harbour^[1] is the 13th 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.

Songs

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.

Chart performance

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.

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	35
U.S. Billboard 200	59

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewer William Ruhlmann says One Particular Harbour was something like a comeback, with Buffett's best batch of songs since Son of a Son of a Sailor in 1978"^[3] and the title single, "One Particular Harbour," is a fan favorite, and is sometimes considered part of "The Big 8" that Buffett has played at almost all of his concerts.

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Stars on the Water" (Rodney Crowell) – 3:16
2. "I Used to Have Money One Time" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 3:25
3. "Livin' it Up" (Jimmy Buffett, Josh Leo, J.D. Souther) – 2:59
4. "California Promises" (Steve Goodman) – 3:42
5. "One Particular Harbour" (Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Holcomb) – 5:44

Side 2:

1. "Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart?" (Arthur Neville) – 2:42
2. "Honey Do" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 4:32
3. "We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:21
4. "Twelve Volt Man" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:00
5. "Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) – 3:55
6. "Distantly In Love" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:53

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band:

• Jimmy Buffett: Acoustic guitar
• Michael Utley: Piano, organ and synthesizer and arranger
• Josh Leo: Electric Guitar, acoustic guitar, and mandolin
• Sam Clayton: Congas and percussion
• Bob Glaub: Bass
• Russell Kunkel: Drums
• Robert Greenidge: Steel drums

• Errol "Crusher" Bennett: Percussion and congas
• Matt Betton: Drums and saxophone
• Danny Burns: Bass
• Alan Estes: Percussion
• David Jackson: Upright bass
• Earl Klugh: Gut string guitar
• Vince Melamed: Synthesizer
• Thom Mooney: Drums

• Background Vocals: Frank Bama, Bonnie Bramlett, Danny Burns, Sam Clayton, Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Josh Leo, Debra McColl, Arnold McCuller, Vince Melamed, Timothy B. Schmit, and The Chorale Epherona

Singles

• "One Particular Harbour" b/w "Distantly in Love" (Released on MCA 52298 in October 1983)
• "Brown Eyed Girl" b/w "Twelve Volt Man" (Released on MCA 52333 in January 1984)

Notes

1. ^ The album title is spelled with the British spelling harbour even in U.S. releases.
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2931
3. ^ William Ruhlmann. Review of One Particular Harbour. Allmusic. Accessed on 15 October 2007.