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Jimmy Buffett - Last Mango in Paris Audio CD

A fair review of the Jimmy Buffett "Last Mango in Paris" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Jimmy Buffett reviews here, or go back to the Jimmy Buffett tabs.

Jimmy Buffett Band: Jimmy Buffett
Title: Last Mango in Paris
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Everybody's on the Run 2: Frank and Lola 3: Perfect Partner 4: Please Bypass This Heart 5: Gypsies in the Palace 6: Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana) 7: If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me 8: Last Mango in Paris 9: Jolly Mon Sing 10: Beyond the End

JImmy's always GREAT
End of the World resonates in your mind for a very long time afterwards. A set of classic stories of love lost and gained and life's experiences.
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Nice Mid-80's Album
After dabbling with country on the "Riddles In The Sand" album, Buffett moves back away from it with the exception of two tracks on "Mango". Buffett goes back to writing all of the songs on this album except one, and for the most part it works well. "Please Bypass This Heart" is nothing spectacular, but the other country oriented tune on the album turns out to be one of it's best with "If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me". I believe it has been covered by several country artists over the years and is a really great song (this is coming from a guy who does not like country music). Other highlights on the album include "Frank And Lola" a hilarious character study of a middle age couple trying to re-kindle a spark in their relationship on vacation in Florida. "Desperation Samba" is another great Buffett "south of the border" tune. The title track "Last Mango In Paris" is classic Buffett. The album closer "Beyond The End" is a song a lot of Buffett fans don't seem to care for, but I think it makes a nice grandiose close to the disc. The album also includes several of Buffett's popular concert favorites "Jolly Mon" and "Gypsies In The Palace". Some of the production on this album is very 80's oriented which dates it a bit, but overall this is another good album from Jimmy.


Brings me back to 1985.
It was during the whole "Miami Vice" thing that was happening. This album was released in the spring of 1985. Everyone wanted to live in Florida and dress like Don Johnson. Jimmy Buffett could have easily cashed in on that trend but instead went in his own direction. This is more of a country album mixed in with a carribean sound. It simply is an execellent album minus the final track "Beyond the end" which sounds more like a throwaway that they needed for filler. But the rest of the album is a wonderful collection of songs that are true Buffett. I enjoy this album for my own personal reasons because it takes me back to the summer of 1985 when I was 18 years old. Perhaps this album can take you back too. Highly recommended.


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And I LOVED some of the songs on this one--title track, Desperation Samba, Jolly Mon Sing. I'm an obsessive parrothead. But the rest. . . the 80's were not kind to everyone's favorite pirate, honestly. He tried to be country, but his fans don't want a cowboy. We want the son of a son of a sailor.


not one of JB's best
Frank and Lola, Gypsies in the Palace, and Last Mango in Paris are the strong points of this album. I am a huge Jimmy Buffett fan and I love just about all of his albums, this is not one of them. The rest of the album is dull and boring. The last song on this album, "Beyond the End" should have been name "Over the Top". This song is probably the worst most boring, dull, and unimaginative song Jimmy ever wrote. I do not reccomend this album.


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