Off to See the Lizard

Songs

All but one of the album's songs were written or co-written by Buffett. "Mermaid in the Night" was written by Coral Reefer Band members Roger Guth and Jay Oliver. "Boomerang Love" also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1989 movie Always. Buffett recorded a live version of "The Pascagoula Run" for his 2003 greatest hits collection Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection. Most of the songs are related to Jimmy's first book of stories, Tales from Margaritaville, released the same year.

Chart performance

Off to See the Lizard reached #57 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "Take Another Road" hit #18 Adult Contemporary.

Track listing

1. "Carnival World" (Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Jay Oliver) – 3:56
2. "Take Another Road" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth) – 3:40
3. "That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to It" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 4:23
4. "Why the Things We Do" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth) – 3:57
5. "Gravity Storm" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 2:49
6. "Off to See the Lizard" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 4:12
7. "Boomerang Love" (Jimmy Buffett) – 5:18
8. "Strange Bird" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 4:19
9. "I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 5:18
10. "The Pascagoula Run" (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) – 3:18
11. "Mermaid in the Night" (Roger Guth, Jay Oliver) – 2:27
12. "Changing Channels" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally) – 3:29

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band:

Singles

Tour

1989 brought yet another summer tour, with all the usual stops, but this time Jimmy had brought back the Neville Brothers for an opening act. In April, Jimmy played Jazz Fest for the first time, while December brought the mini “Buffett Does Ballads” Tour with Mac McAnally and Larry Knight in support of the new book Tales from Margaritaville.

1989 Coral Reefer Band

Set list

Every night "Carnival World" was the opener and "Volcano" was the set closer. "Gravity Storm" and "A Pirate Looks at Forty" were played during the encore, with the latter closing the show. More often than not, "Changing Channels" would be added to the set after "Pirate" and would end the show. The Randy Newman cover "Louisiana 1927" was added to the set after "Pirate" for the Austin, TX show, its only appearance of the tour.

Average set list:

1. "Carnival World"
2. "Jolly Mon Sing"
3. "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit
4. "Boat Drinks"
5. "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
6. "Off to See the Lizard"
7. "That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to It"
8. "Come Monday"
9. "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
10. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
11. "Why Don't We Get Drunk"
12. "Twelve Volt Man"
13. "He Went to Paris"
14. "Take Another Road"
15. "Boomerang Love"
16. "Margaritaville"
17. "Pencil Thin Mustache"
18. "Fins"
19. "Some White People Can Dance"
20. "Volcano"
    Encore:
21. "Gravity Storm"
22. "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
23. "Changing Channels" (played about 4/7 of the time)