Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection [Enhanced]

Jimmy Buffett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Utv records
• ASIN: B00008OLX6
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Margaritaville

2. Migration

3. Growing Older But Not Up

4. Holiday [Live]

5. Come Monday

6. Fruitcakes

7. We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About

8. Cheeseburger in Paradise

9. Jolly Mon Sing

10. The Pascagoula Run [Live]

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. School Boy Heart

2. Everybody's Talkin'

3. Volcano

4. Son of a Son of a Sailor

5. Take Another Road

6. Knees of My Heart

7. In the Shelter

8. Havana Daydreamin'

9. Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana) [Live]

10. Barefoot Children

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Jimmy Buffett may have made his millions, but that doesn't mean that he has eased up on his workload. After releasing 33 albums, mounting grueling annual tours, and fashioning an entire industry and lifestyle out of his signature song "Margaritaville," Buffett trots out this two-CD collection. Yet, Meet Me in Magaritaville, which spans 30 years, isn't merely a retread of his long, storied career. Buffett has written two new songs for the package and re-recorded six alternative versions of fan favorites (including a moving version of "The Captain and the Kid," which he included for his ailing father, who died shortly after the album's release). He's also added two new cover songs--a spicy bossa nova version of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talking" and the Beach Boys' "Sail on Sailor"--as well four live tracks, which shows the singer at his best, conjuring up his own Yuppie Atlantis, an idyllic place where no one has to wear shoes, the sun is always shining, the bar never closes, and Junior Mints are always available at every cinema. A must-have collection for every Parrothead (or aspiring Parrothead), if only for Buffett's track-by-track descriptions. --Jaan Uhelszki

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BUFFETT,JIMMY
Title: MEET ME IN MARGARITAVILLE-ULTIMATE COLLECTION
Street Release Date: 04/15/2003
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Really Is The Ultimate Collection!, January 10, 2004

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Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

Anyone who has carefully watched singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett literally charm the pants off the million of rabid parrot heads over the last several decades will love this newest compilation of Jimmy Buffett hits. It is indeed, the ultimate collection, as entitled, and serves up (shaken but not stirred) all of the best of the guy from Magaritaville. One should be forewarned, however, that not all the cuts here are the original released versions, and several have been redone, and for purists like me, the original versions would have been better to have on board here. But not to quibble, as this is a neat CD to have for the car or office, and I love listening to everything from "Magaritaville to "Come Monday", from "Why Don't We Get Drunk" to "The Captain and the Kid", and from "A Pirate Looks At Forty" to "Pencil Thin Mustache".

Alas, Buffett fans, there are a few new songs here as well, including a nice cover of Nillson's "Everyone's Talkin" and the Beach Boys' "Sail On Sailor" which Jimmy certainly is doing here. He has made a career out of continuing to recycle a limited repertoire of songs, and the fans keep coming back again and again to party with him, such that his concerts are always sellouts and the rabid fans are true loonies when it comes to celebrating life along with the parrot Master himself. This is a great album, and one I am sure you will enjoy!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy does it again!, April 21, 2003

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"living_genius" (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

I picked up this cd the day it came out. In fact, I left school early to pick it up at the local Best Buy :) I popped it in and was met with the anthem, Margaritaville. Moving down the songs on the first disc there are a lot of the usuals and some lesser known songs (AKA the ones not on songs you know my heart) such as Migration, Pascagoula Run (live - sounds great) for instance. The 2nd disc is hot with such songs as School Boy Heart, Knees of my Heart, Desperation Samba (love this song), and the beach boys cover - Sail on Sailor.

Overall this disc is great and is the ultimate collection, if there is such a thing. This would be a GREAT gift for those that are not familiar with the music of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers.
oh yeah, the sound is amazing on these cds. You can hear every instrument with clarity.... except for the annoying accoustic guitar in some live tracks, this cd sounds AMAZING

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Intro for the Newbie, July 23, 2004

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R. Miller "R. Miller" (Aurora, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

I've always known about Jimmy Buffett and "Parrotheads." I knew and enjoyed his song, "Margaritaville," but I was never inclined to seek out and listen to any more of his music, and I was content in my world. But then someone loaned this CD set to my wife . . .

You never know what you have been missing in life. I listened to the songs on these CDs and was hooked. The versions of the songs on these CDs are not necessarily the original versions. Some have had minor word changes, tempo changes and arrangement changes, but it certainly doesn't matter to me. After performing all of these songs, some of them for many years, I can't blame Jimmy Buffett for changing them around a little to keep things interesting.

While this 2-CD set is a great collection, it has only lit the fire in me to find more of his music, including the original versions. What a pleasant task this is. After listening to some of the originals, I can say that the songs on this set are consistently richer, fuller, more mature, and Jimmy's voice is more mellow.

Want to get your feet wet in Jimmy Buffett's Caribbean? Try this CD set - you won't be disappointed.