American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...

's first two album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

s, Down to Earth

Down to Earth (Jimmy Buffett album)

Down to Earth is the first album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was produced by Travis Turk and was initially released in 1970 on Andy Williams's small Barnaby Records label as Z 30093...

and High Cumberland Jubilee

High Cumberland Jubilee

High Cumberland Jubilee is the second album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was produced by Travis Turk, recorded in 1971, and initially released in 1976 on Andy Williams's small Barnaby Records label as BR/6014...

, have been re-released numerous times in their entirety and in part in compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

s. These two albums were initially released on the now defunct Barnaby Records

Barnaby Records

Barnaby Records was an American record company founded by singer Andy Williams in 1963 with his purchase of soon-to-be-liquidated Cadence Records....

 label which Buffett left prior to signing with Dunhill

Dunhill Records

Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. It became a record label in 1965 and was distributed by ABC Records...

, a major label, and attaining mass popularity. Due to their limited initial appeal, long periods out of general release, and stylistic differences with the rest of Buffett's work, these albums were often not considered part of the chronology of Buffett albums by fans or even Buffett himself. However, especially from the late 1990s, they have been licensed to a number of minor record companies for re-release and there has been a proliferation of compilations including some or all of the songs from the albums. The compilations and re-releases of the albums are presented chronologically by date of release below.

Before the Salt

The first compilation of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee was Before the Salt in 1979. It is a two-LP

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 collection with the entire original releases the albums with the addition of "Richard Frost" to Down to Earth. The album has never been issued on compact disc

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

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Jimmy Buffett (1981)

The 1981 album Jimmy Buffett is a reissue of Down to Earth on Barnaby with different artwork but the same track order including "Richard Frost." The album has never been issued on compact disc.

Track listing

1. "The Christian?"
2. "Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free)"
3. "Richard Frost"
4. "The Missionary"
5. "A Mile High in Denver"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "Captain America"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Turnabout"
10. "There's Nothin Soft about Hard Times"
11. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"

Before the Beach

Before the Beach (1993) was the first compact disc of material from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee. It was released by MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

 and included all of the original release of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee except "The Christian?" but with the addition of "High Cumberland Dilemma." Before the Beach is the only collection of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee material to appear on the music charts, reaching #169 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 in 1993.

American Storyteller

American Storyteller is a one-CD compilation including selections from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee released on Delta Records imprint LaserLight 21240 in February 1999. This album leaves off the question mark in the title of "The Christian?," a song attacking religious hypocrisy.

Track listing

1. "The Christian"
2. "Ellis Dee"
3. "Richard Frost"
4. "A Mile High in Denver"
5. "The Captain and the Kid"
6. "Captain America"
7. "Ain't He a Genius"
8. "Turnabout"
9. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
10. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
11. "Traveling Clean"
12. "God Don't Own a Car"

There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times

There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times is a one-CD compilation including selections from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee released on Madacy

Madacy Entertainment

Madacy Entertainment is a company based in Mount Royal, Quebec that publishes DVDs, CDs, and formerly VHS tapes. Most of the products are frequently seen in Walmart, Best Buy and other discount stores in the United States and Canada, often at low retail prices, as compared to releases by major labels...

 3456 in February 2000. A two-CD Collector's Edition: There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times was also released on Madacy 3470 and has the same tracks and track order as the 2006 album Jimmy Buffett.

Track listing

1. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times"
2. "Traveling Clean"
3. "Livingston's Gone To Texas"
4. "I Can't be Your Hero Today"
5. "God Don't Own a Car"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "Mile High in Denver"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Captain America"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Comin' Down Slow"
11. "Rockefeller Square"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"

Collector's Edition track listing

1. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times"
2. "Traveling Clean"
3. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
4. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
5. "God Don't Own a Car"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "A Mile High in Denver"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Captain America"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Coming Down Slow"
11. "Rockefeller Square"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"
13. "Ace"
14. "Bend a Little"
15. "The Christian"
16. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
17. "Death Valley Lives"
18. "Ellis Dee"
19. "The Hang-Out Gang"
20. "In the Shelter"
21. "The Missionary"
22. "Richard Frost"
23. "Turnabout"

Best of the Early Years

Best of the Early Years is a one-CD compilation including selections from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee released on Delta Records 46121 in April 2000. It was also issued as a two-CD version by Delta imprint Legend Records 64005 with the second disc being 1999's American Storyteller.

One-disc track listing

1. "Missionary"
2. "Truckstop Salvation"
3. "Ace"
4. "Rockefeller Square"
5. "Bend a Little"
6. "In the Shelter"
7. "Death Valley Lives"
8. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
9. "The Hangout Gang"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee"
11. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times"

Disc 1

1. "Missionary"
2. "Truckstop Salvation"
3. "Ace"
4. "Rockfeller Square"
5. "Bend a Little"
6. "In the Shelter"
7. "Death Valley Lives"
8. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
9. "Hangout Gang"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee"
11. "There's Nothin' Soft about Hard Times"

Disc 2

1. "The Christian"
2. "Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free)"
3. "Richard Frost"
4. "Mile High in Denver"
5. "Captain and the Kid"
6. "Captain America"
7. "Ain't He a Genius"
8. "Turnabout"
9. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
10. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
11. "Traveling Clean"
12. "God Don't Own a Car"

Captain America

Captain America is a two-CD compilation of selections from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee released on Madacy in April 2002.

Disc 1

1. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times'
2. "Traveling Clean"
3. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
4. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
5. "God Don't Own a Car"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "A Mile High in Denver"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Captain America"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Coming Down Slow"
11. "Rockefeller Square"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"

Disc 2

1. "Ace"
2. "Bend a Little"
3. "The Christian"
4. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
5. "Death Valley Lives"
6. "Ellis Dee"
7. "The Hang-Out Gang"
8. "In the Shelter"
9. "The Missionary"
10. "Richard Frost"
11. "Turnabout"

Now Yer Squawkin'

Now Yer Squawkin' is a two-CD compilation including all of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee plus "Richard Frost" and "High Cumberland Dilemma" that were not on the original albums. It was released on Recall Records 542 in April 2005.

Disc 1

1. "The Christian?"
2. "Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free)"
3. "Richard Frost"
4. "The Missionary"
5. "A Mile High in Denver"
6. "The Captain and The Kid"
7. "Captain America"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Turnabout"
10. "There's Nothin Soft about Hard Times"
11. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"

Disc 2

1. "Ace"
2. "Rockefeller Square"
3. "Bend a Little"
4. "In the Shelter"
5. "Death Valley Lives"
6. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
7. "Livingston's Gone To Texas"
8. "England"
9. "Travelin' Clean"
10. "The Hangout Gang"
11. "God Don't Own A Car"
12. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Comin' Down Slow"

Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee (2005)

The 2005 album Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee is a single-CD compilation including all of the original Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee (i.e., without "Richard Frost" and "High Cumberland Dilemma"). It was released in April 2005 on Collectables 7689.

Track listing

1. "The Christian?"
2. "Ellis Dee"
3. "The Missionary"
4. "A Mile High in Denver"
5. "The Captain and the Kid"
6. "Captain America"
7. "Ain't He a Genius"
8. "Turnabout"
9. "There’s Nothin' Soft about Hard Times"
10. "I Can’t Be Your Hero Today"
11. "Truckstop Salvation"
12. "Ace"
13. "Rockefeller Square"
14. "Bend a Little"
15. "In the Shelter"
16. "Death Valley Lives"
17. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
18. "England"
19. "Travelin' Clean"
20. "The Hang-Out Gang"
21. "God Don’t Own a Car"
22. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Comin' Down Slow"

Jimmy Buffett (2006)

The 2006 album Jimmy Buffett is a two-CD compilation including all of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee plus "Richard Frost" and "High Cumberland Dilemma" that were not on the original albums. It was released on Madacy 52458 in July 2006 and has the same tracks and track ordering as the two-CD Collector's Edition: There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times from 2000.

Track listing

1. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times"
2. "Traveling Clean"
3. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
4. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
5. "God Don't Own a Car"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "A Mile High in Denver"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Captain America"
10. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Coming Down Slow"
11. "Rockefeller Square"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"
13. "Ace"
14. "Bend a Little"
15. "The Christian"
16. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
17. "Death Valley Lives"
18. "Ellis Dee"
19. "The Hang-Out Gang"
20. "In the Shelter"
21. "The Missionary"
22. "Richard Frost"
23. "Turnabout"

Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee (2007)

The 2007 album Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee is a two-CD compilation including all of Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee plus "Richard Frost" and "High Cumberland Dilemma" that were not on the original albums. It was released in May 2007 on Varèse Sarabande

Varèse Sarabande

Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...

 066813.

Disc 1

1. "The Christian?"
2. "Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free)"
3. "Richard Frost"
4. "The Missionary"
5. "A Mile High in Denver"
6. "The Captain and the Kid"
7. "Captain America"
8. "Ain't He a Genius"
9. "Turnabout"
10. "There's Nothin' Soft about Hard Times"
11. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
12. "Truckstop Salvation"

Disc 2

1. "Ace
2. "Rockefeller Square"
3. "Bend a Little"
4. "In the Shelter"
5. "Death Valley Lives"
6. "High Cumberland Dilemma"
7. "Livingston's Gone to Texas"
8. "England"
9. "Travelin' Clean"
10. "The Hang-Out Gang"
11. "God Don't Own a Car"
12. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Comin' Down Slow"

Golden Legends

The 2007 album Golden Legends is a compilation including songs from Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee. It was released in May 2007 on Madacy 52979.

Track listing

1. "The Captain and the Kid"
2. "A Mile High in Denver"
3. "There's Nothing Soft about Hard Times"
4. "I Can't Be Your Hero Today"
5. "High Cumberland Jubilee/Coming Down Slow"
6. "Bend a Little"
7. "Ace"
8. "God Don't Own a Car"
9. "Captain America"
10. "Truckstop Salvation"
11. "Death Valley Lives"
12. "Turnabout"
13. "In the Shelter"
14. "Ain't He a Genius"

Other releases

One CD of songs fromDown to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee was released as part of the 2002 three-CD collection Singers Songwriters Legends (Madacy 6897) including music from John Denver

John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...

 and Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...

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See also

• Down to Earth
  Down to Earth (Jimmy Buffett album)
  Down to Earth is the first album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was produced by Travis Turk and was initially released in 1970 on Andy Williams's small Barnaby Records label as Z 30093...
  
  
• High Cumberland Jubilee
  High Cumberland Jubilee
  High Cumberland Jubilee is the second album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was produced by Travis Turk, recorded in 1971, and initially released in 1976 on Andy Williams's small Barnaby Records label as BR/6014...
  
  
• Jimmy Buffett discography
  Jimmy Buffett discography
  The discography of American singer Jimmy Buffett consists of twenty-six studio albums, eleven live albums and sixty-seven singles.-1970s albums:-1980s albums:-1990s albums:-2000s albums:-Live albums:-Compilation and specialty albums:...
  
  
• Jimmy Buffett greatest hits compilations
  Jimmy Buffett greatest hits compilations
  American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has issued a number of greatest hits compilation albums over the course of his music career and they are listed chronologically by date of release below...
  
  

External links

• Discography: Other Albums at BuffettWorld.com