Somewhere over China
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Studio album by Jimmy Buffett | ||||
Released | January 1982 | |||
Recorded | September–October 1981 | |||
Studio | Bennett House, (Franklin, Tennessee) | |||
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Length | 35:18 | |||
Label | MCA MCA-5285 (US, 12") | |||
Producer | Norbert Putnam | |||
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Somewhere over China (Chinese: 在中國的某一地方; pinyin: Zài Zhōngguó de Mǒu yí Dìfāng) is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in January 1982 as MCA 5285 and is the last Buffett album produced by Norbert Putnam.
Songs
In addition to songs written or co-written by Buffett (two with Steve Goodman and two with Michael Utley), the album includes the John Scott Sherrill-penned "Steamer" and Frank Loesser's 1940s standard "On a Slow Boat to China." Recorded for the album but not included was "Elvis Imitators", also written by Goodman, with Buffett singing an Elvis Presley imitation with the Jordanaires on background vocals. The song was to be credited to "Freddie and the Fishsticks"[2] and it was later released on Buffett's box set, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads. "I Heard I Was in Town" was also included on the box set in the Ballads section, but in a slightly different mix than what appears on Somewhere over China; it also makes its only official live recording on Buffett's 2009 live EP Live from Key West.
Record World called the single "It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet" a "sharp rocker."[3]
Chart performance
Somewhere over China reached No. 31 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet" hit No. 32 on the new (at the time) Billboard Rock Tracks chart.
Track listing
Side 1:
- "Where's the Party" (Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman, Bill LaBounty) – 3:37
- "It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet" (Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman) – 3:49
- "I Heard I Was in Town" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 3:36
- "Somewhere over China" (Jimmy Buffett) – 5:20
Side 2:
- "When Salome Plays the Drum" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:25
- "Lip Service" (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) – 3:57
- "If I Could Just Get It on Paper" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:32
- "Steamer" (John Scott Sherrill) – 4:06
- "On a Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) – 3:56
Personnel
The Coral Reefer Band:
- Jimmy Buffett – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Michael Utley – piano, organ, synthesizer
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
- Harry Dailey – bass
- Matt "Matty Dread" Betton – drums, timbales
- Josh Leo – electric and acoustic guitar
- Barry Chance – electric and acoustic guitar
- M.L. Benoit – congas
Additional Reefers:
- Farrell Morris – vibes and percussion
- Norbert Putnam – upright bass and Casio
- Doyle Grisham – pedal steel
- Hank DeVito – pedal steel on "If I could Just Get it on Paper"
- Deborah McColl – reeferette
- Florence "Bambi" Warner – reeferette
- Christian Bachellier – reeferette
- David Loggins – reeferette
- Freddy Fishstick – reeferette
Singles
- "It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet" b/w "When Salome Plays The Drum" (Released on MCA 52013 in February 1982)
- "Where's The Party" b/w "If I Could Just Get It On Paper" (Released on MCA 52050 in April 1982)
Notes
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- Michael Utley
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor
- Mac McAnally
- Robert Greenidge
- Deborah McColl
- Jim Mayer
- Peter Mayer
- Roger Guth
- Ralph MacDonald
- Down to Earth
- High Cumberland Jubilee
- A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
- Living and Dying in 3/4 Time
- A1A
- Havana Daydreamin'
- Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
- Son of a Son of a Sailor
- Volcano
- Coconut Telegraph
- Somewhere over China
- One Particular Harbour
- Riddles in the Sand
- Last Mango in Paris
- Floridays
- Hot Water
- Off to See the Lizard
- Fruitcakes
- Barometer Soup
- Banana Wind
- Beach House on the Moon
- Far Side of the World
- License to Chill
- Take the Weather with You
- Buffet Hotel
- Songs from St. Somewhere
- Life on the Flip Side
- Songs You Don't Know by Heart
- Equal Strain on All Parts
- You Had to Be There
- Feeding Frenzy
- Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
- Live at Texas Stadium
- encores
- Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee compilations
- Greatest hits compilations: Songs You Know by Heart
- Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (box set)
- A Pirate's Treasure
- All the Great Hits
- The Great Jimmy Buffett
- Biloxi
- Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett (EP)
- Calaloo (EP)
- Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
and musical albums
- Rancho Deluxe soundtrack
- Christmas Island
- Don't Stop the Carnival (musical)
- 'Tis the SeaSon
- "Margaritaville"
- "Come Monday"
- "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
- "Volcano"
- "Fins"
- "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
- "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere"
- "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
- "One Particular Harbour"
- "Why Don't We Get Drunk"
- "Southern Cross"
- "Brown Eyed Girl"
- "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
- "God's Own Drunk"
- "Pencil Thin Mustache"
- "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit"
- "Boat Drinks"
- "Gypsies in the Palace"
- "Jamaica Mistaica"
- "He Went to Paris"
- "Knee Deep"
- "The Great Filling Station Holdup"
- "Hey, Good Lookin'"
- "Surfing in a Hurricane"
- "Trip Around the Sun"
- "Math Suks"
- "Same Boat"
- Live by the Bay
- Music for Montserrat
- Live at Wrigley Field
- Live at Fenway Park
- Live in Anguilla
- Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
- Margaritaville merchandising
- Mailboat Records
- Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant
- Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant
- Land Shark Lager
- Jimmy Buffett discography
- Radio Margaritaville
- Hemisphere Dancer
- Savannah Buffett
- Save the Manatee Club
- Tonsil Trouble
- "Margaritaville" (South Park)
- Escape to Margaritaville