Having gotten back the record-making habit with Fruitcakes, Jimmy Buffett repaired to the Monroe County Library in Key West during the winter of 1994-1995 with cohorts Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter Mayer, where they read fiction and came up with most of the songs on Barometer Soup.
Hence, we have "Remittance Man," drawn from Mark Twain's Following the Equator, and "Diamond as Big as the Ritz," loosely adapted from F.
Scott Fitzgerald's short story.
Typically, there are also the comedy numbers "Bank of Bad Habits" and "Don't Chu-Know" and an appropriation consistent with Buffett's philosophy, James Taylor's "Mexico." Much of the music is low-key, though there are a couple of up-tempo tunes to add to the concert repertoire.
As Jimmy Buffett albums go, this is another one.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barometer SoupJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Barefoot ChildrenJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Bank of Bad HabitsJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Remittance ManJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 5 | Diamond as Big as the RitzJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Blue Heaven RendezvousJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Jimmy DreamsJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Lage Nom AiJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Don't Chu-KnowJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Ballad of Skip WileyJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | The Night I Painted the SkyJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | MexicoJimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel, Peter Mayer, Jay Oliver, James Taylor | Jimmy Buffett | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 349 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Buffett | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Claudia Cummings | Vocals |
| 3 | Rob Eaton | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Robert Greenidge | Drums (Steel) |
| 5 | Roger Guth | Arranger, Composer, Drums |
| 6 | Mary Harris | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals |
| 7 | J.L. Jamison | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Jerry Joyner | Design, Photo Tinting |
| 10 | Scott Kirby | Guitar Technician |
| 11 | Russ Kunkel | Composer, Producer |
| 12 | Nicolette Larson | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | Amy Lee | Horn Arrangements, Saxophone |
| 14 | John Lovell | Trumpet |
| 15 | Ralph MacDonald | Percussion |
| 16 | Jim Mayer | Guitar (Bass) |
| 17 | Peter Mayer | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals |
| 18 | Thomas Mitchell | Horn |
| 19 | Jay Oliver | Arranger, Composer, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Programming |
| 20 | Michael Ramos | Production Coordination |
| 21 | Ross Ritto | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Greg "Fingers" Taylor | Harmonica |
| 23 | James Taylor | Composer |
| 24 | Virginia Team | Art Direction |
| 25 | Michael Tschudin | Keyboards, Mallets |
| 26 | Michael Utley | Keyboards, Organ |
| 27 | Antoinette Williams | Photography |
| 28 | Angel Ylisastigui | Mixing Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |