'Tis the SeaSon explained

'Tis the SeaSon
Type:studio
Artist:Jimmy Buffett
Cover:'Tis the SeaSon Buffett.jpg
Recorded:Summer 2016 amidst touring.
Genre:Christmas, country pop
Length:39:31
Label:Mailboat
Producer:Mac McAnallyMichael Utley
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Tis the SeaSon is the second Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, and is his twenty-ninth studio album overall.

Background

Released on October 28, 2016, it is the follow-up to Buffett's Christmas Island, released twenty years prior. After the recording of the album was mentioned in interviews and on social media throughout summer 2016, the name, album cover, and release date were officially announced on September 26, 2016.[1] [2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 50,[3] and at the Top Country Albums at No. 6, selling 10,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album has sold 56,500 copies in the United States as of December 2016.[5]

Personnel

Credits from AllMusic.[6]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 74
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimmy Buffett takes TODAY to 'Margaritaville' and beyond with live concert. Today.com. October 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cirilli. Corynne. Tis The SeaSon...For Jimmy Buffett's New Christmas Album!. October 2, 2016.
  3. News: Billboard 200 . November 19, 2016. Billboard .
  4. News: Brett Eldredge & Jimmy Buffett Decorate Top Country Albums Chart With New Holiday Sets . Jim . Asker. November 9, 2016. Billboard.
  5. News: Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 20, 2016 . Matt . Bjorke . December 20, 2016 . Roughstock.
  6. Web site: Tis the SeaSon - Jimmy Buffett - Credits - AllMusic.
  7. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. June 27, 2020.
  8. Web site: Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. June 27, 2020.