Songs You Know by Heart explained

Songs You Know by Heart
Type:greatest
Artist:Jimmy Buffett
Cover:Songs You Know by Heart.jpg
Released:October 14, 1985
Length:42:44
Label:MCA
Producer:Don Gant, Norbert Putnam

Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in 1985. The parenthetical "s" in the subtitle alludes to the status at the time of "Margaritaville" as Buffett's single large chart hit.

Despite its 1985 release date, the album only includes songs from 1973 to 1979. Aside from 1976's Havaña Daydreamin', this compilation includes at least one song from each of Buffett's ABC Records/MCA Records albums released between 1973 and 1979.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 100 on the Billboard 200. The album however has continued to sell, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 12, 1989, and 7× Platinum on November 21, 2005,[1] which made it Buffett's most commercially successful. It has sold 5,646,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[2] Following Buffett's death in September 2023, Songs You Know By Heart re-entered the Billboard 200 at a new peak position of No. 4.[3]

Track listing

Side 1:

  1. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:53 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
  2. "He Went to Paris" (Buffett) – 3:31 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  3. "Fins" (Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran) – 3:27 (From Volcano)
  4. "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (Buffett) – 3:25 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
  5. "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (Buffett) – 3:55 (From A1A)
  6. "Margaritaville" (Buffett) – 4:11 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)

Side 2:

  1. "Come Monday" (Buffett) – 3:11 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
  2. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (Buffett) – 3:18 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)
  3. "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (Marvin Gardens) – 2:44 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  4. "Pencil Thin Mustache" (Buffett) – 2:52 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
  5. "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" (Buffett) – 2:58 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  6. "Boat Drinks" (Buffett) – 2:38 (From Volcano)
  7. "Volcano" (Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey) – 3:38 (From Volcano)

Charts

Year-end charts

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Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 95

Notes and References

  1. United States. Jimmy Buffett. Songs You Know by Heart .
  2. Web site: Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 9, 2019 . October 15, 2019 .
  3. Web site: Garcia . Thania . Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hits Album Enters Top 10 for First Time Following His Death . Variety . 14 September 2023 . 11 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 7, 2021.

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