Beach House on the Moon

Beach House on the Moon
Beach House on the Moon
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	May 24, 1999
Genre	Country rock; Gulf and Western;
Length	55:33
Label	Margaritaville; Island;
Producer	Russell Kunkel; Michael Utley; Mac McAnally; Tony Brown;
Jimmy Buffett chronology

Beach House on the Moon is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released on May 24, 1999. It is his second and last studio album released on Island Records and the last release of Margaritaville Records. It reached #8 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	link

Songs

The song "Math Suks" caused a minor and brief media frenzy over Jimmy Buffett's seeming disdain for math education. The lyrics tell of the author's frustration as a math student. The song's lyrics refer to hearing the phrase "Math sucks" on an interview on TV, though Buffett later noted that the inspiration actually came from graffiti on a bridge in Key West Florida.^[2] Mathematical terms are used in a superficial way in the song, which drew criticism from mathematicians and mathematics teachers.^[2]^[3] The song was condemned by the US National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Education Association for its alleged negative effect on children's education.^[2]^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beach House on the Moon"	Jimmy Buffett	6:06
2.	"Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling"	Buffett	4:43
3.	"Waiting for the Next Explosion"	Buffett	5:00
4.	"Pacing the Cage"	Bruce Cockburn	4:43
5.	"You Call It Jogging"	John D. Loudermilk	3:52
6.	"Flesh and Bone"	Buffett, Mac McAnally, Michael Utley	5:42
7.	"I Will Play for Gumbo"	Buffett	4:06
8.	"Math Suks"	Buffett, Roger Guth, Peter Mayer	4:29
9.	"Spending Money"	Buffett, McAnally	2:55
10.	"Semi-True Story"	McAnally	3:14
11.	"Lucky Stars"	Roger Guth, Peter Mayer	3:46
12.	"I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care"	Buffett, Jim Mayer	3:43
13.	"Oysters and Pearls"	Buffett, McAnally	3:14
Total length:			55:33

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band

Keyboards: Michael Utley
Harmonica: Greg "Fingers" Taylor
Steel drums: Robert Greenidge
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Drums: Roger Guth
Guitar: Jimmy Buffett, Peter Mayer, Mac McAnally
Bass guitar: Jim Mayer
Saxophone: Amy Lee, Tom Mitchell
Trumpet: John Lovell
Vocals: Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, Mac McAnally, Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson

Additional musicians

Steel guitar: Doyle Grisham ("If you hear steel guitar it's Doyle.")^[5]
Slide guitar: Jack Pearson (Tracks 3, 7, 5, and 10)
Bass guitar: David Hood (Tracks 3, 6, 7, and 10)
Drums: Roger Hawkins (Tracks 3, 6, 7, and 10)
Flute: Bill Miller (Track 1)
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan (Tracks 7 and 10)
Tenor saxophone: Jim Horn (Track 6)
Accordion: Marc Savoy (Track 7)
Vocals: The Tams (Track 6)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	158

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beach House on the Moon". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dana Mackenzie (June 3, 1999). "Irreverent Song Upsets Math Teachers". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved November 9, 2008. (updated link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.284.5421.1763b)
^ Picker, S.H. and Berry, J.S. (2000): "Investigating pupils' images of mathematicians". Educational Studies in Mathematics, volume 43, pages 65–94. doi:10.1023/A:1017523230758
^ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1999): "A conversation with Jimmy Buffett shows math doesn’t 'suk' after all". NCTM News Bulletin, volume 36, issue 1, pages 1 and 4–5.
^ CD Liner Notes, p.17
^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Jimmy Buffett – Beach House on the Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beach House on the Moon". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.

[scimag-2] Dana Mackenzie (June 3, 1999). "Irreverent Song Upsets Math Teachers". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved November 9, 2008. (updated link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.284.5421.1763b)

[3] Picker, S.H. and Berry, J.S. (2000): "Investigating pupils' images of mathematicians". Educational Studies in Mathematics, volume 43, pages 65–94. doi:10.1023/A:1017523230758

[4] National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1999): "A conversation with Jimmy Buffett shows math doesn’t 'suk' after all". NCTM News Bulletin, volume 36, issue 1, pages 1 and 4–5.

[5] CD Liner Notes, p.17

[ac_Billboard200_Jimmy_Buffett-6] "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[United_StatesJimmy_BuffettBeach_House_on_the_MoonalbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Jimmy Buffett – Beach House on the Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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