Songs You Know by Heart
1985 greatest hits album by Jimmy Buffett
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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.
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| Released | October 28, 1985 | |||
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| Length | 42:44 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producers | Don Gant, Norbert Putnam | |||
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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,[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] 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.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Cheeseburger in Paradise" | Jimmy Buffett | Son of a Son of a Sailor | 2:53 |
| 2. | "He Went to Paris" | Buffett | A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Fins" | Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran | Volcano | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Son of a Son of a Sailor" | Buffett | Son of a Son of a Sailor | 3:25 |
| 5. | "A Pirate Looks at Forty" | Buffett | A1A | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Margaritaville" | Buffett | Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 7. | "Come Monday" | Buffett | Living and Dying in 3/4 Time | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" | Buffett | Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Why Don't We Get Drunk" | Marvin Gardens | A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Pencil Thin Mustache" | Buffett | Living and Dying in 3/4 Time | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" | Buffett | A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Boat Drinks" | Buffett | Volcano | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Volcano" | Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey | Volcano | 3:38 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 100 |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2018) | Position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 95 |