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Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Ballads

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Release Date: May 19, 1992
Label: MCA Records





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Track Listing:

Boats -

1. Son of a Son of a Sailor — 3:23
        Jimmy Buffett
2. Havana Daydreamin’ — 3:39
        Jimmy Buffett
3. Manana — 4:13
        Jimmy Buffett
4. Treat Her Like a Lady — 4:16
        Jimmy Buffett
5. Steamer — 4:09
        John Scott Sherrill
6. Jolly Mon Sing — 3:15
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Will Jennings
7. Nautical Wheelers — 3:35
        Jimmy Buffett
8. Take It Back — 3:59
        Jimmy Buffett, Matt Betton
9. On a Slow Boat to China — 3:58
        Frank Loesser
10. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes — 3:15
        Jimmy Buffett
11. Love and Luck — 4:38
        Jocelyne Beroard, Jimmy Buffett, Jean-Claude Naimro
12. The Captain and The Kid — 3:14
        Jimmy Buffett
13. Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season — 4:21
        Jimmy Buffett
14. Boat Drinks — 2:38
        Jimmy Buffett
15. One Particular Harbour — 5:37
        Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Holcomb
16. A Pirate Looks at Forty — 3:51
        Jimmy Buffett
17. Lovely Cruise — 3:54
        Jonathan Baham


Beaches -

1. Margaritaville — 4:10
        Jimmy Buffett
2. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit — 2:54
        Jimmy Buffett
3. Ragtop Day — 3:06
        Jimmy Buffett
4. Frank and Lola — 3:15
        Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
5. Tin Cup Chalice — 3:37
        Jimmy Buffett
6. Knees of My Heart — 2:39
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Will Jennings
7. Money Back Gurantee — 4:24
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Will Jennings
8. When the Coast is Clear — 2:56
        Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally
9. Biloxi — 3:58
        Jesse Winchester
10. Distantly in Love — 2:49
        Jimmy Buffett
11. Coconut Telegrah — 2:58
        Jimmy Buffett
12. Stars on the Water — 3:16
        Rodney Crowell
13. Who’s the Blonde Stranger? — 3:45
        Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Josh Leo, Michael Utley
14. I Have Found Me a Home — 3:53
        Jimmy Buffett
15. Christmas in the Carribbean — 3:10
        Jimmy Buffett, Marshall Chapman, Diana Haig,
        Will Jennings, Michael Utley
16. Volcano — 3:37
        Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey
17. Brown Eyed Girl — 3:53
        Van Morrison
18. Cheeseburger in Paradise — 2:51
        Jimmy Buffett


Bars -

1. Fins — 3:25
        Jimmy Buffett, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran,
        Deborah McColl
2. The Weather is Here, Wish you Beautiful — 4:07
        Jimmy Buffett
3. Tampico Trauma — 4:35
        Jimmy Buffett
4. Livingston Saturday Night — 3:09
        Jimmy Buffett
5. Cuban Crime of Passion — 3:38
        Jimmy Buffett, Tom Corcoran
6. First Look — 3:53
        Jimmy Buffett
7. The Wino and I Know — 3:02
        Jimmy Buffett
8. The Great Filling Station Holdup — 3:01
        Jimmy Buffett
9. Why Don’t we get Drunk — 2:42
        Marvin Gardens
10. Elvis Imitators — 2:18
        Steve Goodman, Mike Smith
11. Pencil Thin Mustache — 2:50
        Jimmy Buffett
12. Kick It In Second Wind — 3:56
        Jimmy Buffett
13. Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuna) — 3:29
        Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings
14. When Salome Plays the Drum — 3:28
        Jimmy Buffett
15. They Don’t Dance Like Carmen No More — 2:53
        Jimmy Buffett
16. The Pascagoula Run — 3:20
        Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver
17. Sending the Old Man Home — 3:22
        Jimmy Buffett
18. Domino College — 3:55
        Jimmy Buffett, Dan Fogelberg


Ballads -

1. Come Monday — 3:07
        Jimmy Buffett
2. Defying Gravity — 2:40
        Jesse Winchester
3. Survive — 4:47
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley
4. Incommunicado — 3:40
        Jimmy Buffett, M.L. Benoit, Deborah McColl
5. I Heard I was In Town — 3:36
        Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley
6. Ballad of Spider John — 4:27
        Willis Alan Ramsey
7. Little Miss Magic — 4:01
        Jimmy Buffett
8. California Promises — 3:39
        Steve Goodman
9. If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me — 3:25
        Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Michael Utley
10. African Friend — 4:00
        Jimmy Buffett
11. Everlasting Moon — 3:54
        Jimmy Buffett, Matt Betton
12. Pre-You — 5:17
        Jimmy Buffett, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
13. Middle of the Night — 3:14
        Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Art Neville, Michael Utley
14. Coast of Marseilles — 5:00
        Keith Sykes
15. Island — 3:54
        Jimmy Buffett, Dave Loggins
16. He Went to Paris — 3:29
        Jimmy Buffett
17. Stars Fell on Alabama — 4:13
        Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
18. Changing Channels — 3:30
        Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally
19. Twelve Volt Man — 3:57
        Jimmy Buffett



Buffett’s only box set was called “Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Ballads.”

Notes on the album:
-“Boats…” featured 7 songs never before available on a Buffett album.
-“Boats…” is one of the best selling box sets of all time.


Liner Notes –

Assembled by Michael Utley

“Elvis Imitators”

Produced by Norbert Putnam
Recorded for “Somewhere Over China” album

Musicians: The Coral Reefer Band - Jimmy Buffett - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Michael Utley - Piano, organ and synthesizer, Greg “Fingers” Taylor - Harmonica, Harry Dailey - Bass, Matt “Matty Dread” Betton - Drums & Timballs, Josh Leo - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Barry Chance - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, M.L. Benoit - Congas

Background Vocals - The Jordanaires

“Take It Back”

Produced by Michael Utley
Recorded by Robert Irving, Robert Irving Studios

Musicians: Matt Betton - Synthesizer Programmer, Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums

“Everlasting Moon”

Produced by Michael Utley, Elliot Scheiner
Recorded for “Feeding Frenzy” album

Musicians: Jimmy Buffett - Guitar and Vocals, Peter Mayer - Guitars and Vocals, Jim Mayer - Bass and Vocals, Roger Guth - Drums, Michael Utley - Keyboards, Jay Oliver - Keyboards, Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums and Percussion, Greg “Fingers” Taylor - Harmonica, Brie Howard - Percussion, Savannah Jane Buffett - Percussion, Ralph MacDonald - Percussion, Mac McAnally - Guitars and Vocals, Zachary Richard - Acadian Accordian

Background Vocals - Mary Harris, Dena Iverson, Katherine Maisnik, Brie Howard

“Domino College”

Produced by Michael Utley
Recorded for “Floridays” album

Musicians - Matt Betton - Drums, Willie Weeks - Bass, Reggie Young - Electric Guitar, Josh Leo - Electric Guitar, Vince Melamed - Synthesizer, Michael Utley - Piano, Jimmy Buffett - Acoustic Guitar, Darrell Leonard - Trumpet, Joe Sublett - Tenor Sax

Background Vocals - Mary Harris and Brie Howard
Overdub Studios - Lead Vocals - Javelina
Background Vocals - The Barn
Horn - Groove Masters

“Middle of the Night” and “Money Back Gurantee”

Produced by Michael Utley and Jimmy Buffett
Both recorded Oct. 6 and 7, 1983 at Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, LA
Recorded by Eugene Foster, Second Engineer - Bruce Irvine

Musicians - Michael Utley - Organ and Synthesizer, Willie Green - Drums, Daryl Johnson - Bass, Brian Stoltz - Guitar, Jimmy Buffett - Acoustic Guitar, Art Neville - Electric Piano, Cyril Neville - Percussion, Charles Neville - Saxophone, Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums

Background Vocals - Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Cyril Neville
Lead Vocal Overdubs - Javelina

“Love and Luck”

Produced by Michael Utley and Russell Kunkel
Recorded for “Hot Water” album

Musicians - Russ Kunkel - Drums, Lee Skylar - Bass, Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar, Jimmy Buffett - Electric Guitar, Steve Winwood - Organ, Michael Utley - Piano, Wayne Jackson - Trumpet, Trombone, Andrew Young - Tenor, Alto Sax, Greg Taylor - Harmonica, Hugh McCracken - Slide Guitar, Ralph MacDonald - Percussion, Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums

Background Vocals - Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Cyril Neville
Lead Vocals recorded at Javelina

“Christmas in the Carribbean”

Produced by Tony Brown
Recorded April 22, 1985 for MCA Complation album “Tennessee Christmas”

Musicians - Timothy Schmit - Bass, Sam Clayton - Congas, Vince Melamed - Keyboards, Michael Utley - Keyboards, Matt Betton - Drums, Josh Leo - Guitar, Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums

Background Vocals - Timothy Schmit, Nicolette Larson