One Particular Harbour

But in 1984, Jimmy was looking at his last two albums that had resulted in zero Hot 100 hits.

You know how I felt about Somewhere Over China, and as much as I love One Particular Harbor, it didn't actually chart as high on the album chart as Somewhere Over China did.

It did, however, make it to number 36 on the US country charts.

Someone, be it Jimmy or a member of his management, saw that and a light bulb went off.

To my absolute surprise, Buffett's Radio Margaritaville had an endless selection of optimistic songs about maintaining perspective, finding joy, and taking delight in life's little pleasures.

It was the perfect antidote to the shutdowns and the growing losses of the pandemic.

Some songs were quite thought-provoking and involved love, loss, living, and personal growth from one particular harbor to a pirate looks at 40.

But mostly they were kitschy island escapist zany fun with tropical themes and lyrics about pirates and having a bit too much to drink.