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Son of a Son of a Sailor by  ReleasedMarch 17, 1978Recorded1977StudioBay Shore Recording Studios, Inc. , ,    Length34:09
AA-1046 (US, ) chronology
(1977)Son of a Son of a Sailor
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(1979)Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating(mixed)B

Son of a Son of a Sailor is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter . It was initially released in March 1978 as  AA-1046 and later re-released on its successor label, .

Chart performance

Son of a Son of a Sailor reached #10 on the  album chart and #6 on the  chart. The album was also .

Three singles from the album charted including "" (#32 on the ), "Livingston Saturday Night" (#52 Hot 100; #91 on the Billboard  chart), and "Mañana" (#84 Country).

Songs

Two of the songs on Son of a Son of a Sailor are written by  and the remainder are written by Buffett. "" from the album appears on all of Buffett's major greatest hits collections and is a perennial concert favorite, one of "The Big 8" songs that he has played at almost every concert and which is the namesake of the . Buffett had recorded a significantly different version of "Livingston Saturday Night" for the 1975 . The Son of a Son of a Sailor version of the song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1978 movie  that featured a  by Buffett.

 said that "Livingston Saturday Night" is "a piece of his usual down home rock beat and good-time lyrics."  said that "Mañana" shows Buffett's "sly way with a lyric" and that "Like '', the mood is easy with a touch of Latin."

Track listing

All songs written by , except where noted.

"" – 3:23 "Fool Button" – 2:47 "The Last Line" () – 3:38 "Livingston Saturday Night" – 3:09 "" – 2:51 "Coast of Marseilles" () – 5:02 "Cowboy in the Jungle" – 5:06 "Mañana" – 4:13 "African Friend" – 4:00