Hot Water is the sixteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

It was released in June 1988 by MCA 42093 and was produced by Coral Reefer Band members Michael Utley, Russell Kunkel, and Ralph MacDonald.

"L'Air de la Louisiane" An admitted francophile, Buffett has sung several songs in French.

The Coral Reefer Band: 1988 brought yet another summer tour, this time to promote the Hot Water album, with all the usual stops.

For most of the tour, however, the Mac McAnally cover "It's My Job" opened the show and "Where's the Party" closed the set.