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Media Type: CD
Artist: BUFFETT,JIMMY
Title: CHANGES IN LATITUDES CHANGES I
Street Release Date: 09/21/1987
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Track Listing

1. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
2. Wonder Why We Ever Go Home
3. Banana Republics
4. Tampico Trauma
5. Lovely Cruise
6. Margaritaville
7. In the Shelter
8. Miss You So Badly
9. Biloxi
10. Landfall

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14089 in Music
• Brand: Buffett,Jimmy
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com essential recording
Buffett sold his promise as a real-world singer-songwriter God knows how many boats ago, but 1977's Changes remains one of his last stands before plunging into a sea of parrotheads, "Fins," and personal empire building. "Margaritaville" was the deceptively lighthearted hit, but Steve Goodman's "Banana Republics" and the title tune also raised an eyebrow at the worlds Buffett encountered in his 100-proof-fueled travels. Yet soon the empire would overtake the wit and ego would subsume his creative reach. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

THE Jimmy Buffett album
Wonderful songs, lovely tunes and fabulous singing. There's the famous Buffett good-time party-at-the-beach feeling permeating the tracks, but the high energy comes from swaying, lyrical melodies, not noisy distortion. That's why everyone loves this album. There's "Margaritaville," which is a phenomenon unto itself, but that's just the start. Every track here draws you in with its sweet sounds, smooth rhythms and good times, all perfectly expressed in music. I have later albums by JB and I like them, but not nearly as much. This album is a standout not only for Buffett, but for all albums. It is unique and wonderful. It's music you can play over and over, and still smile and sing along each time you hear it. If you're a Jimmy Buffett fan I don't have to convince you -- you already own this disc. If you're new to JB, this is definitely the place to start.

If not the very best, the most important work of Buffett's career
Look, ask yourself how important the tune "Margaritaville" has been to Jimmy Buffett in terms of identifying him, branding him and flat out making him a multi-millionaire? It was huge, there's nothing to compare with it, save "Cheeseburger in Paradise," but that's on another album. But, hey folks, his brand is "Margaritaville," isn't it? Hell, one of the reviews stated that his lawyers went after some poor guy in the Philippines that named his bar "Margaritaville." I guess it's all about the bucks and the ego now.

Thus, "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," marked the end of his classic period and was the transition album to the persona he was in the process of becoming.

Nevertheless, the music on this album is terrific. You can exclude "Margaritaville," too, and it'd still be great. The title tune is one of them, as are "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home," "Banana Republics," concert fave "Tampico Trauma," "In the Shelter," Miss You So Badly," and the great cover of the Jesse Winchester opus, "Biloxi," one of his best ever recordings.

On this album, the Coral Reefer Band comes into it's own, too. The Nashville Cats aren't featured and Don Gant has been replaced by Norbert Putnam as the producer. Although the personnel of the Reefers has changed over the years (Mr. Utley and Fingers Taylor being the contstants), Buffet eschewed the steel guitar in his sound, moving toward his contemporary sound and "Margaritaville," is the classic example of this change in musical direction.

As I said, Buffett was becoming a big star, supporting this album in bigger venues than ever and he wasn't sure where it was all going as he says in "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home," "....wondering if I can keep her, as I race to catch up with my dreams....how they shine and glitter and gleam."

Well, clearly, Buffett was getting the picture that if he played his cards right, he could live a lifestyle most people could only dream of and play his music, too. On "Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," this all kind of comes to the surface.

On the other hand, the music on this album is just about as good as Jimmy Buffett can get. I personally like "A-1-A" about the same, maybe a little more, but this album has been around for almost 30 years and has stood the test of time. The material was great then and it's still great. It's much, much more than "Margaritaville," believe me. And like "A-1-A," there isn't a weak cut on the album.

Five stars.

Can I rate it higher than 5?
This album, along with "Son of a Son of a Sailor", are what secure Jimmy Buffett's place in my personal Hall of Fame for music. It's hard to decide which is best to me, but the songs on "Changes in Latitudes" make you feel like you're on a personal guided tour of the Caribbean with Buffett himself. Though I've liked many of his albums before ("A1A" comes to mind) and after ("Fruitcakes") these two back to back masterpieces really illustrate Buffett when he was in a groove that few writers have ever been in. It's almost unfair to him to compare subsequent recordings to "Changes in Latitudes", because no writer can be expected to fabricate his own magic twice in a lifetime. IT JUST HAPPENS! Same thing happened for Springsteen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, etc. If you are a novice to Buffett, please buy this album, and listen to the words. If you are a member of a Parrot Head Club, and haven't listened to this album in a while, please buy it and listen to the words! This album, along with "Sailor" are what inspired me to write songs myself..... Jerry Diaz, Key West-the band