Margaritaville
1977 single by Jimmy Buffett
"Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by Jimmy Buffett and taken from his seventh studio album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. It went to number 4 in Canada, number 8 in the United States, number 33 in New Zealand and number 98 in Australia. It has been covered by country singer Alan Jackson for his 1999 album Under the Influence.
"Margaritaville" | ||||
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Single by Jimmy Buffett | ||||
from the album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | ||||
B-side | "Miss You So Badly" | |||
Released | February 14, 1977 | |||
Recorded | November 1976 | |||
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Genre | ||||
Length | 4:09 (album) 3:20 (single) | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Buffett | |||
Producer(s) | Norbert Putnam | |||
Jimmy Buffett singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
References
change- ↑ "Index of /2012.03.10 - San Diego, CA". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Freeman, Doug (July 21, 2017). "How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ↑ Joseph Murrells (1984). Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory. B.T. Batsford. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-7134-3843-7.
- ↑ The U.S. single did not have a picture cover but was issued with a standard ABC Records cover.