Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
Box set by
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.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Son of a Son of a Sailor"Jimmy Buffett3:23
2."Havana Daydreamin'"Buffett3:39
3."Mañana"Buffett4:13
4."Treat Her Like a Lady"Buffett4:16
5."Steamer"Buffett4:09
6."Jolly Mon Sing"3:15
7."Nautical Wheelers"Buffett3:35
8."Take It Back"
  • Buffett
  • Matt Betton
3:59
9."On a Slow Boat to China"Frank Loesser3:58
10."Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"Buffett3:15
11."Love and Luck"
4:48
12."The Captain and the Kid"Buffett3:14
13."Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season"Buffett4:21
14."Boat Drinks"Buffett2:38
15."One Particular Harbour"
  • Buffett
  • Bobby Holcomb
5:37
16."A Pirate Looks at Forty"Buffett3:51
17."Lovely Cruise"Jonathan Baham3:54
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.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Margaritaville"Buffett4:10
2."Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit"Buffett2:54
3."Ragtop Day"Buffett3:06
4."Frank and Lola"3:15
5."Tin Cup Chalice"Buffett3:37
6."Knees of My Heart"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
3:15
7."Money Back Guarantee"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
4:24
8."When the Coast Is Clear"2:56
9."Biloxi"Jesse Winchester5:38
10."Distantly in Love"Buffett2:49
11."Coconut Telegraph"Buffett2:58
12."Stars on the Water"Rodney Crowell3:16
13."Who's the Blonde Stranger?"
3:45
14."I Have Found Me a Home"Buffett3:53
15."Christmas in the Caribbean"
3:10
16."Volcano"
3:37
17."Brown Eyed Girl"Van Morrison3:53
18."Cheeseburger in Paradise"Buffett2:51
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.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fins"
3:25
2."The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful"Buffett4:07
3."Tampico Trauma"Buffett4:35
4."Livingston Saturday Night"Buffett3:09
5."Cuban Crime of Passion"
  • Buffett
  • Corcoran
3:38
6."First Look"Buffett3:53
7."The Wino and I Know"Buffett3:02
8."The Great Filling Station Holdup"Buffett3:01
9."Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)?"Buffett2:42
10."Elvis Imitators"
2:18
11."Pencil Thin Mustache"Buffett2:50
12."Kick It in Second Wind"
3:56
13."Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)"Buffett3:29
14."When Salome Plays the Drum"Buffett3:28
15."They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More"Buffett2:53
16."The Pascagoula Run"
3:20
17."Sending the Old Man Home"Buffett3:22
18."Domino College"3:55
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.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Monday"Buffett3:07
2."Defying Gravity"Winchester2:40
3."Survive"
  • Buffett
  • Utley
4:47
4."Incommunicado"
  • Buffett
  • McColl
  • M.L. Benoit
3:40
5."I Heard I Was in Town"
  • Buffett
  • Utley
3:36
6."Ballad of Spider John"Willis Alan Ramsey4:27
7."Little Miss Magic"Buffett4:01
8."California Promises"Goodman3:39
9."If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me"
  • Buffett
  • Jennings
  • Utley
3:25
10."African Friend"Buffett4:00
11."Everlasting Moon"
  • Buffett
  • Betton
3:54
12."Pre-You"
5:17
13."Middle of the Night"
3:14
14."The Coast of Marseilles"Sykes5:00
15."Island"3:54
16."He Went to Paris"Buffett3:29
17."Stars Fell on Alabama"
4:13
18."Changing Channels"
  • Buffett
  • MacAnally
3:30
19."Twelve Volt Man"Buffett3:57
Total length:73:50

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 (1970), High Cumberland Jubilee (1971) and Rancho Deluxe (1975).

"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'

  • "Havana Daydreamin'"
  • "The Captain and the Kid"
  • "Kick It in Second Wind"
  • "Defying Gravity"

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

  • "Coconut Telegraph"
  • "The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful"
  • "Incommunicado"
  • "Little Miss Magic"
  • "Island"
  • "Stars Fell on Alabama"

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

  • "Ragtop Day"
  • "Knees of My Heart"
  • "Who's the Blonde Stranger?"

Four songs appear from the 1985 album, Last Mango In Paris

  • "Jolly Mon Sing"
  • "Frank and Lola"
  • "Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)"
  • "If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me"

Two songs appear from the 1986 album, Floridays

  • "When the Coast Is Clear"
  • "First Look"

One song appears from the 1988 album, Hot Water

  • "Pre-You"

Two songs appear from the 1989 album, Off to See the Lizard

  • "The Pascagoula Run"
  • "Changing Channels"

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.
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