Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads


Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads is a four-compact 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 reached quadruple platinum.

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 tracklist

Beaches

Beaches is the beach and ocean-themed disc. Of the 18 beach songs, notable songs are "Margaritaville," also known as the Buffett national anthem, 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 tracklist

Bars

Bars is the drinking and party songs-themed disc. Beginning with "Fins", the album also includes "Why Don't We Get Drunk ?" 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 tracklist

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, .

Ballads tracklist

Album information

Not counting eight unreleased songs, the box set focuses primarily on Buffett's 1970s and 1980s output. Buffett recorded and released 35 of the tracks in the 1970s and 26 of the tracks in the 1980s. The box set takes songs from every studio album Buffett released up to that point, barring only Down to Earth, Rancho Deluxe, and High Cumberland Jubilee.
"Take It Back", "Love and Luck", "Money Back Guarantee", "Christmas in the Caribbean", "Elvis Imitators", "Domino College", "Everlasting Moon", and "Middle of the Night" were previously unreleased on a Buffett album.
Seven songs appear from the 1973 album, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Four songs appear from Buffett's 1974 album, Living and Dying in 3/4 Time
Four songs appear from Buffett's 1974 album, A1A
Four songs appear from Buffett's 1976 album, Havana Daydreamin'
Five Songs appear from the 1977 album, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Six songs appear from the 1978 album, Son of a Son of a Sailor
Six songs appear from the 1979 album, Volcano
Six songs appear from the 1981 album, Coconut Telegraph
Four songs appear from the 1982 album, Somewhere over China
Six songs appear from the 1983 album, One Particular Harbour
Three songs appear from the 1984 album, Riddles in the Sand
Four songs appear from the 1985 album, Last Mango In Paris
Two songs appear from the 1986 album, Floridays
One song appears from the 1988 album, Hot Water
Two songs appear from the 1989 album, Off to See the Lizard

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