Songs You Know by Heart

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Songs You Know by Heart
Songs You Know by Heart.jpg
Original LP release cover art
Greatest hits album by
Jimmy Buffett
ReleasedJanuary 2, 1985 (LP)
October 17, 1990 (Cassette/CD)
Genre
Length42:44
LabelMCA
MCA-5633 (LP)
MCAC-5633 (Cassette)
MCAD-5633 (CD)
ProducerDon Gant, Norbert Putnam
Alternative cover
1990 CD release cover art
1990 CD release cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

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 on January 2, 1985 on LP and October 17, 1990 on cassette and CD. 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 7x Platinum on November 21, 2005,[2] which made it Buffett's most commercially successful. It has sold 5,646,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[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)

Chart performance[]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 27
US Billboard 200[5] 100

Notes[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2934
  2. ^ "American single certifications – Jimmy Buffett – Songs You Know by Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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