Some more information on the new album: It will be in stores on April 15th and the full title is “Meet Me In Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett, The Ultimate Collection“.
Pre-Order Jimmy’s new album at Amazon.com
Below is some information that was provided by the label.
New versions of classic tracks:
IN THE SHELTER
SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR
SAXOPHONES
HE WENT TO PARIS
KNEES OF MY HEART
CAPTAIN AND THE KID
New songs (cover songs):
EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ (a Fred Neil song)
SAIL ON SAILOR (a Beach Boys song)
New live recordings:
DESPERATION SAMBA
A PIRATE LOOKS AT 40
HOLIDAY
PASCOUGLA RUN
From the MGM Grand press release for the April 26 show . . .
Buffett’s new record, Meet Me In Margaritaville, is set to be released April 15 on MCA Universal Records. The upcoming record will be a two-CD release featuring a collection of his greatest hits. Additionally, Buffett has recorded more than 30 records, most of which have gone gold, platinum or multi-platinum. His recording, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, is one of the biggest selling box sets in MCA Records history and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
As an author, Buffett has written three best sellers: Tales from Margaritaville, Where is Joe Merchant? and A Pirate Looks at Fifty. He is one of only six authors in the history of the New York Times Bestseller List to have reached No. 1 on both their fiction and non-fiction lists. The other authors include Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace and Dr. Seuss.