Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song) Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song) "Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single (b/w "Stranded on a Sandbar") on MCA 41161 in November 1979. It was first released on his 1979 album "Volcano". It reached #66 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #43 on the Easy Listening chart. This song was originally a minor hit. The song and album are named for the then-dormant Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat in the British West Indies where Buffett recorded the
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