Fruitcakes is the 18th studio album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released on May 24, 1994, and was Buffett's first album since creating Margaritaville Records in 1990. Originally slated to be called "Quietly Making Noise," the album was recorded during a hiatus when Buffett was focusing on his writing career. During that time, he published the books "Tales from Margaritaville" (1989) and "Where Is Joe Merchant?" (1992).
Fruitcakes reached #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart making it Buffett's first top five album. The album was also certified "Platinum" by the RIAA on December 19, 2004.
The first single from the album, "Fruitcakes," charted at No. 29 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The second single, "Frenchman for the Night," did not chart.
Several of the songs on this album are covers of other recording artists. The first of these is Grateful Dead's "Uncle John's Band". "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by The Kinks. "She's Got You" is a famous Country/Pop song written by Hank Cochran and first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline.
The Coral Reefer Band: