Jimmy Buffett goes for the gold
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 – Jimmy Buffett's second country release, "Take The Weather With You," was certified gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of 500,000 units. The album was Buffett's second consecutive number 1 debut album on the Billboard Country Chart with more 120,000 sold in its first week.
The album combines a variety of styles and sounds from Nashville, New Orleans and Key West. After recording more than 40 records, the 2-time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter returned again to his country foundation with breezy ballads, interpretations of alt.-country songs, a version of Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings" and mariachi horns in "Cinco De Mayo In Memphis."
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Take the Weather With You
This really is a "Best Of" collection of Jimmy Buffett with the one small caveat being that all of the material is new. These 14 songs really do represent the best of what this artist can offer the listener, and the result is one of his strongest studio outings in many years.
His strongest material has traditionally been the slice of life tunes to which many people can readily identify. Those songs are plentiful including his first single, "Bama Breeze," "the title cut »»» |
License to Chill
Inspiration sometimes comes from some mighty unusual places. Jimmy Buffett seems to have found his among the more familiar voices in country music. Not that Buffett and country are recent bedfellows. The journalism graduate had more than a few steel guitar flourishes on his early albums and many country stars have mentioned the Buffett lifestyle by name or open reference over the past few years.
So a disc that about half solo Buffett and half collaborative efforts with country superstars not only »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
Concert Review: The Howlin' Brothers leave the radar behind –
The Howlin' Brothers - this trio, in reality, contains no brothers - are about eight years into their career and on their fifth album. To say they've been under the radar screen may be an understatement. You couldn't even say they've been flying under that screen because they have stuck very close to their Nashville environs.... »»»
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