Songs You Don't Know by Heart

Songs You Don't Know by Heart is the thirty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on November 27, 2020.

Songs You Don't Know by Heart
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	November 27, 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Country rock Gulf and Western
Length	59:37
Label	Mailboat
Producer	Mac McAnally
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Life on the Flip Side (2020) Songs You Don't Know by Heart (2020) Equal Strain on All Parts (2023)

Background

The album comprises new acoustic recordings of songs previously recorded by Buffett. The album was recorded based on an online video series recorded by Buffett, where he would perform lesser-known songs from his catalogue, as chosen by online fan vote.^[1] The video series was filmed and directed by Buffett's daughter Delaney, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The title of the album is a play on (and contrast to) Buffett's 1985 greatest hits album, Songs You Know by Heart.

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Buffett, except where noted.

1. "I Have Found Me a Home" – 3:47 - originally recorded on 1973's A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
2. "Woman Goin' Crazy on Caroline Street" (Buffett, Steve Goodman) – 4:10 - originally recorded on 1976's Havaña Daydreamin'
3. "The Captain and the Kid" – 3:33 - originally recorded on 1970's Down to Earth; and later re-recorded for Havaña Daydreamin', and again for Meet Me in Margaritaville
4. "Delaney Talks to Statues" (Buffett, Mac McAnally, Amy Lee) – 3:21 - originally recorded on 1994's Fruitcakes
5. "Twelve Volt Man" – 3:40 - originally recorded on 1983's One Particular Harbour
6. "Peanut Butter Conspiracy" – 4:08 - originally recorded on A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
7. "Something So Feminine About a Mandolin" (Buffett, Jane Slagsvol) – 3:36 - originally recorded on Havaña Daydreamin'
8. "Love in the Library" (Buffett, McAnally) – 4:32 - originally recorded on Fruitcakes
9. "Chanson Pour les Petits Enfants" – 3:58 - originally recorded on 1979's Volcano
10. "The Night I Painted the Sky" (Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter Mayer) – 5:21 - originally recorded on 1995's Barometer Soup
11. "Cowboy in the Jungle" – 5:15 - originally recorded on 1978's Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. "Little Miss Magic" – 4:03 - originally recorded on 1981's Coconut Telegraph
13. "Tin Cup Chalice" – 3:14 - originally recorded on 1974's A1A
14. "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" (Buffett, McAnally) – 2:44 - originally recorded on 2002's Far Side of the World
15. "Death of an Unpopular Poet" – 4:15 - originally recorded on A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean

Charts

Chart performance for Songs You Don't Know by Heart

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	32

References

1. Friedlander, Matt. "Jimmy Buffett releasing album this month featuring new acoustic versions of rarely played older songs". ABC News Radio. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
2. McDonald, Scott. "Jimmy and Delaney Buffett Share Some 'Songs You Don't Know by Heart'". Newsweek. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2023.