| Off to See the Lizard | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Jimmy Buffett |
| Cover: | Off to See the Lizard.jpg |
| Released: | June 19, 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1988–1989 |
| Length: | 47:06 |
| Label: | MCA MCA-42093 (US, CD) |
| Producer: | Elliot Scheiner |
| Prev Title: | Hot Water |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Fruitcakes |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Off to See the Lizard is the seventeenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Initially to be called Stranger than Fishing,[1] it was released in June 1989 as MCA 6314 and was produced by Elliot Scheiner and Buffett. The album is the first to feature much of the Coral Reefer Band. Following the release of this album, Buffett paused his normal output of one album every year or two and did not release another album until 1994's Fruitcakes.
All but one of the album's songs were written or co-written by Buffett. "Mermaid in the Night" was written by Coral Reefer Band members Roger Guth and Jay Oliver. "Boomerang Love" also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1989 movie Always. Buffett recorded a live version of "The Pascagoula Run" for his 2003 greatest hits collection . Most of the songs are related to Jimmy's first book of stories, Tales from Margaritaville, released the same year.A music video for 'Take Another Road' was filmed at the abandoned Islander Drive-In Theater on Stock Island, just outside of Key West, Florida.
Off to See the Lizard reached No. 57 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "Take Another Road" hit No. 18 Adult Contemporary.
The Coral Reefer Band:
1989 brought yet another summer tour, with all the usual stops, but this time Jimmy had brought back the Neville Brothers for an opening act. In April, Jimmy played Jazz Fest for the first time, while December brought the mini "Buffett Does Ballads" Tour with Mac McAnally and Larry Knight in support of the new book Tales from Margaritaville.[2]
| North America | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | City | Venue | |
| April 30, 1989 | Fair Grounds Race Course | ||
| June 14, 1989 | SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego State University | ||
| June 15, 1989 | |||
| June 17, 1989 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | |
| June 18, 1989 | |||
| June 20, 1989 | Universal Amphitheatre | ||
| June 21, 1989 | |||
| June 23, 1989 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | |
| June 24, 1989 | |||
| June 25, 1989 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||
| June 28, 1989 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | |
| June 30, 1989 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
| July 1, 1989 | Poplar Creek Music Theater | ||
| July 2, 1989 | Marcus Amphitheater | ||
| July 3, 1989 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |
| July 6, 1989 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | ||
| July 7, 1989 | |||
| July 8, 1989 | Great Woods Amphitheater | ||
| July 9, 1989 | |||
| July 11, 1989 | Holmdel | Garden State Arts Center | |
| July 12, 1989 | |||
| July 14, 1989 | Jones Beach Theater | ||
| July 15, 1989 | Bristol | Lake Compounce | |
| July 16, 1989 | Mann Music Center | ||
| July 21, 1989 | Starwood Amphitheatre | ||
| July 22, 1989 | Memphis | Mud Island River Park | |
| July 23, 1989 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex | |
| July 25, 1989 | Southern Star Amphitheater | ||
| July 27, 1989 | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre | ||
| July 28, 1989 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheatre | |
| July 29, 1989 | Memorial Stadium | ||
| July 30, 1989 | Cary Field | ||
| August 1, 1989 | Riverbend Music Center | ||
| August 2, 1989 | |||
| August 4, 1989 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome | |
| August 5, 1989 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
| August 6, 1989 | Orlando Arena | ||
| December 5, 1989 | Milwaukee | Riverside Theater | |
| December 6, 1989 | |||
| December 7, 1989 | Syria Mosque Theater | ||
| December 8, 1989 | Palace Theatre | ||
| December 10, 1989 | New York City | Beacon Theatre | |
Every night "Carnival World" was the opener and "Volcano" was the set closer. "Gravity Storm" and "A Pirate Looks at Forty" were played during the encore, with the latter closing the show. More often than not, "Changing Channels" would be added to the set after "Pirate" and would end the show. The Randy Newman cover "Louisiana 1927" was added to the set after "Pirate" for the Austin, TX show, its only appearance of the tour.
Average set list:[3]