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Down to Earth

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Release Date: 1970
Label: Barnaby Records





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For song lyrics, go here.



Track Listing:

1. The Christian? — 3:54
        Milton Brown, Jimmy Buffett
2. Ellis Dee (He Ain’t Free) — 2:50
        Jimmy Buffett, Buzz Cason
3. Richard Frost — 3:29
        Jimmy Buffett
4. The Missionary — 3:33
        Jimmy Buffett
5. A Mile High in Denver — 3:07
        Jimmy Buffett
6. The Captain and The Kid — 3:18
        Jimmy Buffett
7. Captain America — 3:28
        Jimmy Buffett
8. Ain’t He a Genius — 2:43
        Jimmy Buffett
9. Turnabout — 4:20
        Jimmy Buffett
10. There’s Nothin’ Soft about Hard Times — 3:23
        Jimmy Buffett
11. I Can’t Be Your Hero Today — 2:58
        Jimmy Buffett
12. Truckstop Salvation — 5:48
        Jimmy Buffett


Buffett’s first studio album was called “Down to Earth.”

Notes on the album:
-Jimmy’s debut album was on the long gone Barnaby Records.
-Despite 3 singles being released, It is unknown if any of the songs actually charted.
-The 3 singles were “The Christian?”, “Ellis Dee (He Ain’t Free)”, and “Captain America”.
-This album along with it’s follow up, “High Cumberland Jubliee”, have been ignored by Buffett dating back to a few years after they were recorded. This is most likely because of their different sound.


Liner Notes –

Produced by Travis Turk for Barnaby Records

Guitars - Lanny Fiel, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Cook
Piano - Lanny Fiel
Bass - Dave Haney, Bob Cook
Drums - Carl Himmel, Travis Turk, Paul Tabet


Harmonica - Bob Cook
Kazoo - Jimmy Buffett, Travis Turk
Vocal Backup - Buzz Cason, Jimmy Buffett
Album Design - Anne Blackford
Cover Photo Taken By Garry Wood at the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee
Liner Photo taken by Don Hunstein/Fred Lombardi at CBS Photo Studios in New York City