Banana Wind

Banana Wind
Banana Wind
Studio albumby Jimmy Buffett
Released	June 4, 1996
Studio	Shrimpboat Sound (Key West)
Genre	Country rock; Gulf and Western;
Length	67:44
Label	Margaritaville Records/MCA/; MCAD-11451 (US, CD)
Producer	Russell Kunkel; Jimmy Buffett;
Jimmy Buffettchronology

Banana Windis the twentieth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriterJimmy Buffett.It was released on MCA and Margaritaville Records on June 4, 1996, debuting at number four on theBillboard200.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]

Songs

"Jamaica Mistaica" is about an incident inJamaicaon January 16, 1996, in which local authorities mistook Buffett's seaplane, theHemisphere Dancer,for a smuggling operation. The plane was shot; shortly before, Buffett, U2'sBono,and Island Records producerChris Blackwellhad been aboard. No one was injured, though there were several bullet holes in the plane.^[3](The plane itself is now on display atUniversal CityWalk,across from Buffett'sMargaritavillerestaurant.) "Desdemona's Building a Rocketship" concerns the character Desdemona from Buffett's 1992 novelWhere Is Joe Merchant?The song "False Echoes (Havana 1921)" references the ship captained by Jimmy's grandfather, the five-mastedbarkentineChickamauga,named after the civil war vesselCSSChickamauga.^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Roger Guth, Peter Mayer andJim Mayer,except where noted.

"Only Time Will Tell" – 4:12
"Jamaica Mistaica" – 5:54
"School Boy Heart"(Jimmy Buffett, Matt Betton)– 4:35
"Banana Wind" (Instrumental) – 3:57
"Holiday"(Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, Bill Eaton, William Salter)– 5:05
"Bob Robert's Society Band"(Jimmy Buffett, Amy Lee)– 3:44
"Overkill" – 4:55
"Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship" – 7:10
"Mental Floss" – 4:02
"Cultural Infidel" – 3:58
"Happily Ever After (Now And Then)"(Jimmy Buffett,Dave Loggins)– 4:18
"False Echoes (Havana 1921)"(Jimmy Buffett)– 15:54
"Treetop Flyer" (Hidden Track)(Stephen Stills)– Starts around 20 seconds after "False Echoes" ends

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band

Jimmy Buffett – guitar and vocals
Michael Utley– keyboards,
Greg "Fingers" Taylor– harmonica
Robert Greenidge– steel drums, percussion
Ralph MacDonald– percussion
Mac McAnally– acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals
Roger Guth – drums
Peter Mayer – guitars, vocals
Jim Mayer – bass, vocals
Amy Lee– saxophone
John Lovell – trumpet
Thom Mitchell – saxophone
Claudia Cummings – background vocals
Tina Gullickson – background vocals
Nadirah Shakoor– background vocals

Guest musicians

James Taylor– vocals
Ben Taylor – vocals
Bobby O'Dononvan – violin, penny whistle
Teddy Mulet – trombone
Freddy Fishstick (aka Jimmy Buffett)^[5]– piano, trombone, mandolin, and vibes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
USBillboard200^[6]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
USBillboard200^[7]	118

References

^https:// allmusic /album/r236236
^Hochman, Steve (June 2, 1996)."Banana Wind".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedAugust 8,2020– viaNewspapers.
^"Jimmy Buffett's Grumman Albatross –" The Hemisphere Dancer "– N928J » Jimmy Buffett World".
^http:// saltcay.org/history.htm,ArchivedNovember 26, 2013, at theWayback Machine
^"Freddie & the Fishsticks".
^"Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996".Billboard.RetrievedSeptember 19,2021.

[1] ttps:// allmusic /album/r236236

[2] Hochman, Steve (June 2, 1996)."Banana Wind".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedAugust 8,2020– viaNewspapers.

[3] "Jimmy Buffett's Grumman Albatross –" The Hemisphere Dancer "– N928J » Jimmy Buffett World".

[4] ttp:// saltcay.org/history.htm,ArchivedNovember 26, 2013, at theWayback Machine

[5] "Freddie & the Fishsticks".

[ac_Billboard200_Jimmy_Buffett-6] "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996".Billboard.RetrievedSeptember 19,2021.

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