Rancho Deluxe is the soundtrack

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 from the movie of the same name

Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe is a comedy western film that was directed by Frank Perry and released in 1975. Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston star as two cattle rustlers in modern-day Montana who plague a wealthy ranch owner, played by Clifton James....

 starring Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

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 and Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

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 and is the sixth album

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 by American

United States

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 popular music singer-songwriter

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 Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

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. It was initially released in 1975

1975 in music

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 as United Artists

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 UA 466G and later re-released on labels licensed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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 (who owns the soundtrack's rights) including Capitol

Capitol Records

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 and Rykodisc

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. The screenplay of the movie was written by Thomas McGuane

Thomas McGuane

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, husband of Buffett's sister, Laurie Buffett.

Alternative versions

The 1998 Rykodisc

Rykodisc

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 re-release of Rancho Deluxe includes four tracks of movie dialogue that were not present on the original soundtrack.

Songs

The soundtrack album contains songs and instrumental

Instrumental

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 incidental music

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, all written by Buffett. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" and "Livingston Saturday Night" were subsequently re-recorded by Buffett and released on Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

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and Son of a Son of a Sailor

Son of a Son of a Sailor

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respectively. Both of the remakes are significantly different than the Rancho Deluxe originals. "Livingston Saturday Night" is a monaural

Monaural

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 recording and has significant lyrical changes (e.g., "sixteen may get you twenty" becomes "fifteen may get you twenty") and "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" is extended to become a full-length song.

Unlike the music of his previous three albums, Rancho Deluxe is a heavily country

Country music

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 album with none of the "gulf and western" feel that has typified most of Buffett's career. It is his only album that contains a song that Buffett himself does not sing on, "Left Me with A Nail to Drive" with vocals by Coral Reefer Band

Coral Reefer Band

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 member Roger Bartlett.

There were no single

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s released from the album.

Original release

Side One:

1. "Rancho Deluxe (Main Title)" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:12
2. "Ridin' in Style"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:05
3. "Left Me with a Nail to Drive" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:33
4. "Cattle Truckin'"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:27
5. "Countin' the Cows Ev'ry Day" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:23
6. "The Wrangler"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:09
7. "Rancho Deluxe (End Title)" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:54

Side Two:

1. "Livingston Saturday Night" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:28
2. "Some Gothic Ranch Action"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:26
3. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:48
4. "Fifteen Gears"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:14
5. "Can't Remember when I Slept Last" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:38
6. "Rancho Deluxe (Instrumental)"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:10

*Instrumental

Instrumental

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 recordings

1998 re-release

1. "Rancho Deluxe (Main Title)" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:12
2. "X-Mas Bonus"† – 0:16
3. "Ridin' in Style"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:05
4. "Left Me with a Nail to Drive" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:33
5. "Rustler's That's Us"† – 0:09
6. "Cattle Truckin'"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:27
7. "Countin' the Cows Ev'ry Day" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:23
8. "The Wrangler"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:09
9. "Rancho Deluxe (End Title)" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:54
10. "Livingston Saturday Night" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:28
11. "Dork"† – 0:23
12. "Some Gothic Ranch Action"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:26
13. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:48
14. "Hood Ornament"† – 0:11
15. "Fifteen Gears"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:14
16. "Can't Remember when I Slept Last" (Jimmy Buffett) – 1:38
17. "Rancho Deluxe (Instrumental)"* (Jimmy Buffett) – 4:10

*Instrumental

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 recordings

†Movie dialog track

Personnel

• Jimmy Buffett - Guitar, vocals
• Roger Bartlett - Guitar, vocals on "Left Me with A Nail to Drive"
• Tommy Cogbill
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   - Bass
• Sammy Creason
  Sammy Creason
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   - Drums
• Phillip Fajardo - Drums
• Doyle Grisham - Steel guitar
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Harmonica
• Reggie Young
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   - Electric guitar
• Michael Utley
  Michael Utley
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  - Keyboards