Editorial Review:

Amazon.com essential recording:
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. What kind of cool drink? Well, that'll be on the final, too. --Daniel Durchholz









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Disc 1:

1. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
2. Havana Daydreamin'
3. Manana
4. Treat Her Like A Lady
5. Steamer
6. Jolly Mon Sing
7. Nautical Wheelers
8. Take It Back
9. On A Slow Boat To China
10. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
11. Love & Luck
12. The Captain & The Kid
13. Tryin' To Reason With Hurricane Season
14. Boat Drinks
15. One Particular Harbour
16. A Pirate Looks At Forty
17. Lovely Cruise

Disc 2:

1. Margaritaville
2. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
3. Ragtop Day
4. Frank & Lola
5. Tin Cup Chalice
6. Knees Of My Heart
7. Money Back Guarantee
8. When The Coast Is Clear
9. Biloxi
10. Distantly In Love
11. Coconut Telegraph
12. Stars On The Water
13. Who's The Blonde Stranger?
14. I Have Found Me A Home
15. Christmas In The Caribbean
16. Volcano
17. Brown Eyed Girl
18. Cheeseburger In Paradise

Disc 3:

1. Fins
2. The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
3. Tampico Trauma
4. Livingston Saturday Night
5. Cuban Crime Of Passion
6. First Look
7. The Wino & I Know
8. The Great Filling Station Holdup
9. Why Don't We Get Drunk
10. Elvis Imitators
11. Pencil Thin Mustache
12. Kick It In Second Wind
13. Desperation Samba (Halloween In Tijuana)
14. When Salome Plays The Drum
15. They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More
16. The Pascagoula Run
17. Sending The Old Man Home
18. Domino College

Disc 4:

1. Come Monday
2. Defying Gravity
3. Survive
4. Incommunicado
5. I Heard I Was In Town
6. Ballad Of Spider John
7. Little Miss Magic
8. California Promises
9. If The Phone Doesn't Ring It's Me
10. African Friend
11. Everlasting Moon
12. Pre-You
13. Middle Of The Night
14. Coast Of The Marseilles
15. Island
16. He Went To Paris
17. Stars Fell On Alabama
18. Changing Channels
19. Twelve Volt Man

Rating: - Great CD's
I bought this as a replacement for the ones my husband already had and used until they no longer sounded like CD's rather old 8-track tapes. Thank you very much for having the 4-CD set. He really liked them.

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Rating: - Jimmy Buffett's best!
Love this product! I bought it after I had borrowed it from my boyfriend. I purchased it for my father who had come out of the hospital. It lifted our spirits and is just some really great listening music. I highly recommend it!

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Rating: - Classic Buffett
Great set of CDs. Glad to get them in my collection. Great delivery time.

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Rating: - my favorite boxed set
I bought this boxed set over 10 years ago in high school and have easily listened to these cds more than any others in my 400 cd collection. While there are a handful of forgettable songs, there are too many good ones to name. These discs never fail to leave me feeling lighthearted. Boats, Bars, Beaches, and Ballads is the perfect place to start if you're interested in Buffett. I went on to buy every cd he put out after getting hooked.

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Rating: - kind of a disappointment
while the songs are great, and the collection contains some titles that are seldom heard, the arrangements are not as full-bodied in sound as his more recent music.