Coconut Telegraph

Songs

In addition to songs written or co-written by Buffett (including one with J.D. Souther), the album includes the 1934 jazz standard "Stars Fell on Alabama" penned by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins and "It's My Job" written by Mac McAnally, the beginning of a long-term collaboration that would lead to McAnally becoming a member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.

Chart performance

Coconut Telegraph reached #30 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "It's My Job" hit #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles and would be Buffett's last appearance on that chart for over 20 years until his 2003 duet with Alan Jackson, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere."

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Coconut Telegraph" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:57
2. "Incommunicado" (Jimmy Buffett, Deborah McColl, M.L. Benoit) – 3:39
3. "It's My Job" (Mac McAnally) – 3:10
4. "Growing Older But Not Up" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:23
5. "The Good Fight" (Jimmy Buffett, J.D. Souther) – 3:25

Side 2:

1. "The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:06
2. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 4:12
3. "Island" (Jimmy Buffett, David Loggins) – 3:54
4. "Little Miss Magic" (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:00

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band:

Singles