Living and Dying in 3/4 Time by Jimmy Buffett

Also available with A WHITE SPORT COAT AND A PINK CRUSTACEAN on 1 cassette. Personnel: Jimmy Buffett (vocals, guitar); Don Gant, David Bryant , Bergen White, Buzz Cason (vocals); Lanny Fiel, Reggie Young (guitar); Doyle Grisham (steel guitar); Greg "Fingers" Taylor (harmonica); Billy Puett (horns); Mike Utley (keyboards); Sammy Creason (drums); Farrell Morris (percussion). Jimmy Buffett's second major label album is rather '70s-mellow, although songs such as "Brand New Country Star" and "The Wino and I Know" begin to hint at the tequila-swilling beachcomber character to come. The big selling point here is Buffett's first chart hit "Come Monday," a sentimental his-baby-left-him ballad (with strings, no less) that anticipates "Margaritaville" (albeit without the sense of humor). Other noteworthy tracks include a hilarious coming-of-age-watching-'50s-TV reminiscence ("Pencil Thin Mustache") with the great line "Ramar of the Jungle was everybody's bwana/but only jazz musicians were smoking marijuana," and an...

Key Information
Album Duration		38m:15s
Number of Discs		1
Artist		Jimmy Buffett
Record Label		MCA Records (USA)
Genre		Rock and Pop
Subgenre		Country Rock
Release Date		October 17, 1990
Song List: Disc 1