Before the Beach
1993 compilation album by Jimmy Buffett
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Before the Beach is a compilation album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It includes the entire original releases of his first two albums, Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee except for "The Christian?" and "Ain't He a Genius" (from Down to Earth) but with the addition of "Cumberland High Dilemma" which was recorded for but not included on the original High Cumberland Jubilee album. Before the Beach was released in May 1993 on MCA 10823 and was the first compact disc of material from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee. It is the only collection of those albums' material to appear on the music charts, reaching No. 169 on the Billboard 200[2] in 1993.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimmy Buffett, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ellis Dee" |
| 2:44 |
| 2. | "The Missionary" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "A Mile High in Denver" | 2:59 | |
| 4. | "The Capitan and the Kid" | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Capitan America" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "Turnabout" | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "There's Nothin' Soft About Hard Times" | 3:16 | |
| 8. | "I Can't Be Your Hero Today" | 2:53 | |
| 9. | "Truckstop Salvation" | 5:45 | |
| 10. | "Ace" | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "Rockefeller Square" |
| 2:14 |
| 12. | "Bend A Little" |
| 3:30 |
| 13. | "In The Shelter" | 3:28 | |
| 14. | "Death Valley Lives" | 3:34 | |
| 15. | "Livingston's Gone To Texas" | 3:32 | |
| 16. | "England" |
| 2:49 |
| 17. | "Travelin' Clean" | 2:51 | |
| 18. | "The Hang-Out Gang" |
| 3:38 |
| 19. | "God Don't Own A Car" |
| 1:57 |
| 20. | "High Cumberland Jubilee/Comin' Down Slow" |
| 4:15 |
| 21. | "Cumberland High Dilemma" |
| 3:19 |
| Total length: | 70:00 | ||
Personnel
- Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar, kazoo
- Lanny Fiel – guitar, piano
- Bob Cook – guitar, harmonica, bass
- Bobby Thompson – banjo
- Bergen White – trombone
- Buzz Cason – keyboards, background vocals
- Randy Goodrum – keyboards
- Rick Fiel – bass
- Dave Haney – bass
- Travis Turk – drums, kazoo
- Karl Himmel – drums
- Paul Tabet – drums
- Don Kloetzke – background vocals
Track information and credits adapted the album's liner notes.[3]
