Tales from Margaritaville is a collection of short stories by singer Jimmy Buffett, published in 1989, 230 pages long.
The book is broken up into an introduction and three sections, each containing several short stories.
An Introduction: Changes in Latitude contains "Walkabout" and "Where is Margaritaville?", the later designed to answer a question Buffett says that he is frequently asked.
The Heat Wave Chronicles contains 6 short stories, all based in the mythical town of Heat Wave, Alabama, on the also mythical island of Snake Bite Key. "Take Another Road", "Off to See the Lizard", "Boomerang Love", "The Swamp Creature Let One In", "The Pascagoula Run", and "I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever" comprise the Heat Wave Chronicles.
Margaritian Madness contains "You Can't Take It With You" and "Are You Ready for Freddy?"
Son of a Son of a Sailor contains the stories "Hooked in the Heart", "Life in the Food Chain", "A Gift for the Buccaneer", and "Sometimes I Feel like a Rudderless Child".
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Jimmy Buffett
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| Coral Reefer Band |
- Michael Utley
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor
- Mac McAnally
- Robert Greenidge
- Deborah McColl
- Jim Mayer
- Peter Mayer
- Roger Guth
- Ralph MacDonald
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| Studio albums |
- Down to Earth
- High Cumberland Jubilee
- A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
- Living & Dying in 3/4 Time
- A1A
- Rancho Deluxe (soundtrack)
- Havaña Daydreamin'
- Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
- Son of a Son of a Sailor
- Volcano
- Coconut Telegraph
- Somewhere over China
- One Particular Harbour
- Riddles in the Sand
- Last Mango in Paris
- Floridays
- Hot Water
- Off to See the Lizard
- Fruitcakes
- Barometer Soup
- Banana Wind
- Christmas Island
- Don't Stop the Carnival
- Beach House on the Moon
- Far Side of the World
- License to Chill
- Take the Weather with You
- Buffet Hotel
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| Live albums |
- You Had to Be There
- Feeding Frenzy
- Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
- Live at Texas Stadium
- encores
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| Sound board live albums |
- Live in Auburn, WA
- Live in Las Vegas, NV
- Live in Mansfield, MA
- Live in Cincinnati, OH
- Live in Hawaii
- Live at Fenway Park
- Live in Anguilla
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| Compilation albums |
- Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee compilations
- Greatest hits compilations: Songs You Know by Heart
- Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (box set)
- A Pirate's Treasure
- All the Great Hits
- The Great Jimmy Buffett
- Biloxi
- Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett (EP)
- Calaloo (EP)
- Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
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| Songs |
- "Margaritaville"
- "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
- "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere"
- "Volcano"
- "Hey Good Lookin'"
- "Trip Around the Sun"
- "Sea of Heartbreak"
- "Come Monday"
- "Knee Deep"
- "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
- "Fins"
- "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
- "Why Don't We Get Drunk"
- "One Particular Harbour"
- "Southern Cross"
- "Brown Eyed Girl"
- "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
- "Pencil Thin Mustache"
- "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit"
- "Boat Drinks"
- "Gypsies in the Palace"
- "He Went to Paris"
- "The Great Filling Station Holdup"
- "Math Suks"
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| Videos |
- Live by the Bay
- Parrot Heads in Paradise
- Tales from Margaritavision
- Music for Montserrat
- Minimatinee#1
- Bridge to Havana
- Live at Wrigley Field
- Live at Fenway Park
- Live in Anguilla
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| Books |
- The Jolly Mon
- Tales from Margaritaville
- Trouble Dolls
- Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale
- A Pirate Looks at Fifty
- A Salty Piece of Land
- Swine Not?
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| Commercial endeavors |
- Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
- Margaritaville Records
- Margaritaville merchandising
- Mailboat Records
- Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant
- Margaritaville Casino and Resort
- Land Shark Lager
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| Related articles |
- Discography
- Parrothead
- Radio Margaritaville
- Hemisphere Dancer
- Savannah Jane Buffett
- Save the Manatee Club
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