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Before the Beach

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Released
  
May 1993

Length
  
70:23

Artist
  
Jimmy Buffett

Label
  
MCA Records

Recorded
  
1970, 1971

Producer
  
Travis Turk

Release date
  
May 1993

Genre
  
Folk rock

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Similar
  
Jimmy Buffett albums, Other albums

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 "High Cumberland 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 #169 on the Billboard 200 in 1993.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ellis Dee" – 2:45
  2. "The Missionary" – 3:31
  3. "A Mile High In Denver" – 3:01
  4. "The Capitan And The Kid" – 3:10
  5. "Capitan America" – 3:18
  6. "Turnabout" – 4:16
  7. "There's Nothin' Soft About Hard Times" – 3:19
  8. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today" – 2:54
  9. "Truckstop Salvation" – 5:49
  10. "Ace" – 3:10
  11. "Rockefeller Square" – 2:17
  12. "Bend A Little" – 3:33
  13. "In The Shelter" – 3:32
  14. "Death Valley Lives" – 3:37
  15. "Livingston's Gone To Texas" – 3:35
  16. "England" – 2:50
  17. "Travelin' Clean" – 2:53
  18. "The Hang-Out Gang" – 3:39
  19. "God Don't Own A Car" – 1:58
  20. "High Cumberland Jubilee / Comin' Down Slow" – 4:16
  21. "Cumberland High Dilemma" – 3:00

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).

    • Songs

    1Ellis Dee2:47
    2The Missionary3:31
    3A Mile High in Denver3:01

    References

    Before the Beach Wikipedia
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