Banana Wind is the twentieth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released on MCA and Margaritaville Records on June 4, 1996, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200.
Songs "Jamaica Mistaica" is about an incident in Jamaica on January 16, 1996, in which local authorities mistook Buffett's seaplane, the Hemisphere Dancer, for a smuggling operation. The plane was shot; shortly before, Buffett, U2's Bono, and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell had been aboard. No one was injured, though there were several bullet holes in the plane. (The plane itself is now on display at Universal CityWalk, across from Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant.) "Desdemona's Building a Rocketship" concerns the character Desdemona from Buffett's 1992 novel Where Is Joe Merchant? The song "False Echoes (Havana 1921)" references the ship captained by Jimmy's grandfather, the five-masted barkentine Chickamauga, named after the civil war vessel CSS Chickamauga.http://www.saltcay.org/history.htm,
Track listing
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 ( Jimmy Buffett) – piano, trombone, mandolin, and vibes
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 118
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