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1699:A Pirate Looks at Fifty
1448:A Pirate Looks at Forty
1408:Don't Stop the Carnival
1343:The Great Jimmy Buffett
1314:Songs You Know by Heart
1302:High Cumberland Jubilee
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1497:Why Don't We Get Drunk
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1383:Soundtrack, Christmas,
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1053:One Particular Harbour
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18:Florida State Road A1A
1786:Save the Manatee Club
1706:A Salty Piece of Land
1647:Live at Wrigley Field
1553:Gypsies in the Palace
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1245:Live in Las Vegas, NV
1211:Live at Texas Stadium
1158:Life on the Flip Side
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1088:Off to See the Lizard
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1716:Commercial endeavors
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1532:Pencil Thin Mustache
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275:about the game show
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1602:Trip Around the Sun
1329:A Pirate's Treasure
1273:Live at Fenway Park
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303:The First Edition
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237:Chart performance
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