Rancho Deluxe (soundtrack)

Rancho Deluxe
Soundtrack album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Country
Length	28:27
Label	United Artists UA 466G (US, 12")
Producer	Andrea Troolin, Jeff Rougvie (re-release producers)
Jimmy Buffett chronology
A1A (1974) Rancho Deluxe (1975) Havana Daydreamin' (1976)
Alternative cover
Cover of 1998 Rykodisc re-release

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Rancho Deluxe is the soundtrack from the film Rancho Deluxe starring Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston. It is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was initially released in 1975 as United Artists Records UA 466G and later re-released on labels licensed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (who owns the soundtrack's rights) including Capitol and Rykodisc.

Alternative versions

The 1998 Rykodisc re-release of Rancho Deluxe includes four tracks of movie dialogue that were not present on the original soundtrack.

Songs

The soundtrack album contains songs and instrumental incidental music, all written by Buffett. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" and "Livingston Saturday Night" were subsequently re-recorded by Buffett and released on Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes and Son of a Son of a Sailor respectively. Both of the remakes are significantly different than the Rancho Deluxe originals. "Livingston Saturday Night" is a monaural recording and has significant lyrical changes (e.g., "sixteen may get you twenty" becomes "fifteen may get you twenty") and "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" is extended to become a full-length song.

Unlike the music of his previous three albums, Rancho Deluxe is a heavily country album with none of the "Gulf and Western" feel that has typified most of Buffett's career. It is his only album that contains a song that Buffett himself does not sing on, "Left Me with A Nail to Drive" with vocals by Coral Reefer Band member Roger Bartlett.

There were no singles released from the album.

A one-sided 33 rpm 7" Radio Spots record was released by United Artists UAC 222 to advertise the movie. The advertisement jingle was not by Jimmy Buffett.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Jimmy Buffett.

Original release

Side One:

1. "Rancho Deluxe (Main Title)" – 2:12
2. "Ridin' in Style – 1:05
3. "Left Me with a Nail to Drive" – 1:33
4. "Cattle Truckin'"* – 1:27
5. "Countin' the Cows Ev'ry Day" – 2:23
6. "The Wrangler"* – 2:09
7. "Rancho Deluxe (End Title)" – 2:54

Side Two:

1. "Livingston Saturday Night" – 3:28
2. "Some Gothic Ranch Action"* – 1:26
3. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" – 1:48
4. "Fifteen Gears"* – 2:14
5. "Can't Remember when I Slept Last" – 1:38
6. "Rancho Deluxe (Instrumental)"* – 4:10

*Instrumental recordings

1998 re-release

1. "Rancho Deluxe (Main Title)" – 2:12
2. "X-Mas Bonus"† – 0:16
3. "Ridin' in Style"* – 1:05
4. "Left Me with a Nail to Drive" – 1:33
5. "Rustler's That's Us"† – 0:09
6. "Cattle Truckin'"* – 1:27
7. "Countin' the Cows Ev'ry Day" – 2:23
8. "The Wrangler"* – 2:09
9. "Rancho Deluxe (End Title)" – 2:54
10. "Livingston Saturday Night" – 3:28
11. "Dork"† – 0:23
12. "Some Gothic Ranch Action"* – 1:26
13. "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" – 1:48
14. "Hood Ornament"† – 0:11
15. "Fifteen Gears"* – 2:14
16. "Can't Remember when I Slept Last" – 1:38
17. "Rancho Deluxe (Instrumental)"* – 4:10

*Instrumental recordings
†Movie dialog track

Personnel

• Jimmy Buffett – Guitar, vocals
• Roger Bartlett – Guitar, vocals on "Left Me with A Nail to Drive"
• Tommy Cogbill – Bass
• Sammy Creason – Drums
• Phillip Fajardo – Drums
• Doyle Grisham – Steel guitar
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor – Harmonica
• Reggie Young – Electric guitar
• Michael Utley – Keyboards