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When Jimmy Buffett eventually becomes the subject of a college course--and given his enduring popularity as a singer-songwriter and author, you know he will someday--here's what'll be on the final exam. Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads is so named because the four-CD collection divides Buffett's collected works among those categories, giving each disc a theme. From early classics such as "Biloxi" and "Come Monday" to more recent fare known only by the Parrothead cognoscenti, this set is the perfect accompaniment to a cool drink and a hammock on a summer afternoon.Most listeners will be satisfied with the excellent Jimmy Buffett summary Songs You Know By Heart, but anyone that wants to dig deeper should bypass the albums (there are several that are first-rate, yet many are spotty) and pick up the four-disc, 72-track box set, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads. Assembled thematically, with each disc devoted to one of the words in the title, this rounds up not just every Buffett hit, but pretty much every one of his noteworthy album tracks, plus a couple of rarities and unreleased cuts. For some, this much Buffett may cause sunstroke, yet this proves that he had some fine moments that weren't singles, and even those that aren't Parrotheads will be impressed by the consistency of his music -- if you like Jimmy, he usually delivers what you like.
Condition:NEW! Storage wear on front and back cover.
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Son of a Son of a Sailor 3:23
2 Havana Daydreamin' 3:39
3 Mañana 4:13
4 Treat Her Like a Lady 4:16
5 Steamer 4:09
6 Jolly Mon Sing 3:15
7 Nautical Wheelers 3:35
8 Take It Back 3:59
9 On a Slow Boat to China 3:58
10 Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes 3:15
11 Love and Luck 4:38
12 The Captain and the Kid 3:14
13 Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season 4:21
14 Boat Drinks 2:38
15 One Particular Harbour 5:37
16 A Pirate Looks at Forty 3:51
17 Lovely Cruise 3:54
Disc 2
1 Margaritaville 4:10
2 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit 2:54
3 Ragtop Day 3:06
4 Frank and Lola 3:15
5 Tin Cup Chalice 3:37
6 Knees of My Heart 2:39
7 Money Back Guarantee 4:24
8 When the Coast Is Clear 2:56
9 Biloxi 5:38
10 Distantly in Love 2:49
11 Coconut Telegraph 2:58
12 Stars on the Water 3:16
13 Who's the Blonde Stranger? 3:45
14 I Have Found Me a Home 3:53
15 Christmas in the Caribbean 3:10
16 Volcano 3:37
17 Brown Eyed Girl 3:53
18 Cheeseburger in Paradise 2:51
Disc 3
1 Fins 3:25
2 The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful 4:07
3 Tampico Trauma 4:35
4 Livingston Saturday Night 3:09
5 Cuban Crime of Passion 3:38
6 First Look 3:53
7 The Wino and I Know 3:02
8 The Great Filling Station Holdup 3:01
9 Why Don't We Get Drunk 2:42
10 Elvis Imitators 2:18
11 Pencil Thin Mustache 2:50
12 Kick It in Second Wind 3:56
13 Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana) 3:29
14 When Salome Plays the Drum 3:28
15 They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More 2:53
16 The Pascagoula Run 3:20
17 Sending the Old Man Home 3:22
18 Domino College 3:55
Disc 4
1 Come Monday 3:07
2 Defying Gravity 2:40
3 Survive 4:47
4 Incommunicado 3:40
5 I Heard I Was in Town 3:36
6 Ballad of Spider John 4:27
7 Little Miss Magic 4:01
8 California Promises 3:39
9 If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me 3:25
10 African Friend 4:00
11 Everlasting Moon 3:54
12 Pre-You 5:17
13 Middle of the Night 3:14
14 The Coast of Marseilles 5:00
15 Island 3:54
16 He Went to Paris 3:29
17 Stars Fell on Alabama 4:13
18 Changing Channels 3:30
19 Twelve Volt Man 3:57
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