Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads

Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
Box set by
Jimmy Buffett
ReleasedMay 19, 1992
Recorded1972–1990
Genre
Length264:42
LabelMCA
MCAD4-10613 (U.S., CD)
ProducerVarious
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Feeding Frenzy: Jimmy Buffett Live!
(1990) 		Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
(1992) 		Before the Beach
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads is a four disc compilation box set of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band's greatest hits, rarities, and previously unreleased songs. Released in 1992, the collection received Recording Industry Association of America quadruple platinum certification in 2001.[4]

Track listing

Disc one: Boats

Boats is the boat and sailing-themed disc. "Love and Luck" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Take It Back," written for the US America's Cup yachting team, was previously available only as a single release. "Love and Luck" would later appear on the live album, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Boats (disc one)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Son of a Son of a Sailor"Jimmy BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor3:23
2."Havana Daydreamin'"BuffettHavana Daydreamin'3:39
3."Mañana"BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor4:13
4."Treat Her Like a Lady"BuffettVolcano4:16
5."Steamer"BuffettSomewhere over China4:09
6."Jolly Mon Sing"
Last Mango in Paris3:15
7."Nautical Wheelers"BuffettA1A3:35
8."Take It Back"
  • Buffett
  • Matt Betton
Previously unreleased3:59
9."On a Slow Boat to China"Frank LoesserSomewhere over China3:58
10."Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"BuffettChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes3:15
11."Love and Luck"
Previously unreleased4:48
12."The Captain and the Kid"BuffettHavana Daydreamin'3:14
13."Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season"BuffettA1A4:21
14."Boat Drinks"BuffettVolcano2:38
15."One Particular Harbour"
  • Buffett
  • Bobby Holcomb
One Particular Harbour5:37
16."A Pirate Looks at Forty"BuffettA1A3:51
17."Lovely Cruise"Jonathan BahamChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes3:54
Total length:66:05

Disc two: Beaches

Beaches is the beach and ocean-themed disc. Of the 18 beach songs, notable songs are "Margaritaville," also known as the Buffett signature song, and "Cheeseburger in Paradise". "Money Back Guarantee" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Christmas in the Caribbean" was previously released on the 1985 country music Christmas compilation album Tennessee Christmas.

Beaches (disc two)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Margaritaville"BuffettChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes4:10
2."Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean2:54
3."Ragtop Day"BuffettRiddles in the Sand3:06
4."Frank and Lola"
Last Mango in Paris3:15
5."Tin Cup Chalice"BuffettA1A3:37
6."Knees of My Heart"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
Riddles in the Sand3:15
7."Money Back Guarantee"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
Previously unreleased4:24
8."When the Coast Is Clear"
Floridays2:56
9."Biloxi"Jesse WinchesterChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes5:38
10."Distantly in Love"BuffettOne Particular Harbour2:49
11."Coconut Telegraph"BuffettCoconut Telegraph2:58
12."Stars on the Water"Rodney CrowellOne Particular Harbour3:16
13."Who's the Blonde Stranger?"
Riddles in the Sand3:45
14."I Have Found Me a Home"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean3:53
15."Christmas in the Caribbean"
Previously unreleased3:10
16."Volcano"
Volcano3:37
17."Brown Eyed Girl"Van MorrisonOne Particular Harbour3:53
18."Cheeseburger in Paradise"BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor2:51
Total length:63:27

Disc three: Bars

Bars is the drinking and party songs-themed disc. Beginning with "Fins", the album also includes "Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)?" and "Pencil Thin Mustache." "Elvis Imitators," an attempt at an Elvis Presley rockabilly song, written by Steve Goodman and Mike Smith, and "Domino College" were both previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Fins" and "Cuban Crime of Passion" were co-written with novelist Tom Corcoran.

Bars (disc three)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Fins"
Volcano3:25
2."The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful"BuffettCoconut Telegraph4:07
3."Tampico Trauma"BuffettChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes4:35
4."Livingston Saturday Night"BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor /
Rancho Deluxe soundtrack		3:09
5."Cuban Crime of Passion"
  • Buffett
  • Corcoran
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean3:38
6."First Look"BuffettFloridays3:53
7."The Wino and I Know"BuffettLiving and Dying in 3/4 Time3:02
8."The Great Filling Station Holdup"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean3:01
9."Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)?"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean2:42
10."Elvis Imitators"
Previously unreleased2:18
11."Pencil Thin Mustache"BuffettLiving and Dying in 3/4 Time2:50
12."Kick It in Second Wind"
Havana Daydreamin'3:56
13."Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)"BuffettLast Mango in Paris3:29
14."When Salome Plays the Drum"BuffettSomewhere over China3:28
15."They Don't Dance like Carmen No More"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean2:53
16."The Pascagoula Run"
Off to See the Lizard3:20
17."Sending the Old Man Home"BuffettVolcano3:22
18."Domino College"
Previously unreleased3:55
Total length:61:03

Disc four: Ballads

Ballads is the ballads and love song-themed disc. The most notable songs are "Come Monday" and "He Went to Paris". This collection includes a remix of "I Heard I Was in Town", not the version that appears on Somewhere over China. "Middle of the Night" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Everlasting Moon", was a live recording from Buffett's 1990 live album, Feeding Frenzy.

Ballads (disc four)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Come Monday"BuffettLiving and Dying in 3/4 Time3:07
2."Defying Gravity"WinchesterHavana Daydreamin'2:40
3."Survive"
  • Buffett
  • Utley
Volcano4:47
4."Incommunicado"
  • Buffett
  • McColl
  • M.L. Benoit
Coconut Telegraph3:40
5."I Heard I Was in Town"
  • Buffett
  • Utley
Somewhere over China3:36
6."Ballad of Spider John"Willis Alan RamseyLiving and Dying in 3/4 Time4:27
7."Little Miss Magic"BuffettCoconut Telegraph4:01
8."California Promises"GoodmanOne Particular Harbour3:39
9."If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
Last Mango in Paris3:25
10."African Friend"BuffettSon of a Son of a Sailor4:00
11."Everlasting Moon"
  • Buffett
  • Betton
Previously unreleased3:54
12."Pre-You"
Hot Water5:17
13."Middle of the Night"
Previously unreleased3:14
14."The Coast of Marseilles"SykesSon of a Son of a Sailor5:00
15."Island"
Coconut Telegraph3:54
16."He Went to Paris"BuffettA White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean3:29
17."Stars Fell on Alabama"
Coconut Telegraph4:13
18."Changing Channels"
  • Buffett
  • McAnally
Off to See the Lizard3:30
19."Twelve Volt Man"BuffettOne Particular Harbour3:57
Total length:73:50

Charts

Chart performance for Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
Chart (1992–2023) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 53

References

  1. ^ Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, AllMusic
  2. ^ Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads on Entertainment Weekly, Ew.com
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ^ "JIMMY BUFFETT - BOATS, BEACHES, BARS & BALLADS". riaa.com. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2023.