"One Particular Harbour" is a song performed by American

United States

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 popular music singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...

. It was written by Jimmy Buffett and Hawaiian-born Tahitian musician Bobby Holcomb

Bobby Holcomb

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 and released as a single

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 (b/w "Distantly In Love") on MCA

MCA Records

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 52298 in October 1983.

It was first released on his 1983

1983 in music

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 album One Particular Harbour

One Particular Harbour

One Particular Harbour is the 13th studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in September 1983 as MCA 5447 and was produced by Buffett and Michael Utley. It was Buffett's first involvement producing an album....

and reached #22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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 chart.

The song begins with lyrics in Tahitian

Tahitian language

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:
The translation given is "Nature lives (life to nature), Have pity for the Earth, (Love the Earth)"

It concludes with the same verse plus:
Translated as: "Bounty of the land is exhausted, But there's still abundance on the sea."

"One Particular Harbour" is one of Buffett's more popular songs with fans, and is played at almost all of his concerts. Recorded live versions of the song appear on Feeding Frenzy

Feeding Frenzy: Jimmy Buffett Live!

Feeding Frenzy: Jimmy Buffett Live! is a live album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was initially released in October 1990 as MCA 10022...

, Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays

Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays

Buffett Live - Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays is a live album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released on November 9, 1999. The album's material was culled from several concerts during the Don't Stop That Carnival Tour and Beach House on the Moon Tour ...

, and the video Live by the Bay

Live by the Bay

Live by the Bay is a live video by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was initially released in 1985 by MCA Entertainment. The 87-minute video was recorded from back to back concerts in Miami on August 16th and 17th 1985 at Miami Marine Stadium and is the first concert...

. Two recordings are included on the 2007 release Live in Anguilla: once in full concert mode at the Dune Preserve beach bar and another the day before in an inpromptu "unplugged" concert on the beach.

It is often performed with extensive steel drum played by the Coral Reefer Band

Coral Reefer Band

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's pannist

Pannist

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 Robert Greenidge

Robert Greenidge

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Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	22
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	4

External links

• Lyrics at BuffettWorld.com