Buffett sold his promise as a real-world singer-songwriter God knows how many boats ago, but 1977's Changes remains one of his last stands before plunging into a sea of parrotheads, "Fins," and personal empire building. "Margaritaville" was the deceptively lighthearted hit, but Steve Goodman's "Banana Republics" and the title tune also raised an eyebrow at the worlds Buffett encountered in his 100-proof-fueled travels. Yet soon the empire would overtake the wit and ego would subsume his creative reach. --Rickey Wright
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The aim was to do for country what Saturday Night Fever did for disco. The result was that bars from Kona to Kalamazoo suddenly had mechanical bulls, and slickers walking around in cowboy hats. You might also pinpoint this as the moment in time when "country" music suddenly went cosmopolitan, paving the way for Garth Brooks. Johnny Lee's "Lookin' for Love" was one of the decade's biggest singles, and this album briefly made a star of Mickey Gilley (whose Texas club provided a home for that alpha bull). Fans of Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffet, the Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, and Bonnie Raitt may want this collection for the tunes they lack elsewhere. And it sure recalls an era. But please don't call it "country." --Bill Holdship
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Track Listings
1. Cheeseburger in Paradise
2. He Went to Paris
3. Fins
4. Son of a Son of a Sailor
5. A Pirate Looks at Forty
6. Margaritaville
7. Come Monday
8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
9. Why Don't We Get Drunk
10. Pencil Thin Mustache
11. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
12. Boat Drinks
13. Volcano
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The Great Jimmy Buffet
Track Listing:
*The Great Filling Station Holdup
*Railroad Lady
*He Went To Paris
*Grapefruit Juicy Fruit
*Cuban Crime Of Passion
*Why Don't We Get Drunk
*Peanut Butter Conspiracy
*They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More
*I Have Found Me A Home
*My Lovely Lady
*Death Of An Unpopular Poet
*Rinkling, Ringling
*Brand New Country Star
*God's Own Drunk
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