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Find sources: "License to Chill" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2004 studio album by Jimmy Buffett License to Chill Studio album by Jimmy Buffett Released July 13, 2004 Recorded 2003–04 Genre Country Length 57:10 Label Mailboat RCA Nashville Producer Mac McAnally Michael Utley Jimmy Buffett chronology Far Side of the World (2002) License to Chill (2004) Take the Weather with You (2006) Singles from License to Chill "Hey, Good Lookin'" Released: May 17, 2004 "Trip Around the Sun" Released: August 30, 2004 "Piece of Work" Released: January 2005 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Rolling Stone [2] ***License to Chill*** is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter [Jimmy Buffett](/source/Jimmy_Buffett) and was released on July 13, 2004, by [Mailboat](/source/Mailboat_Records) and [RCA Nashville](/source/RCA_Records_Nashville). On this album, Buffett has many duets with noted contemporary country music artists, on country songs including "[Hey, Good Lookin'](/source/Hey%2C_Good_Lookin'_(song))" by [Hank Williams](/source/Hank_Williams). This rendition reached No. 8 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* country singles charts; another single, "[Trip Around the Sun](/source/Trip_Around_the_Sun)" (a duet with [Martina McBride](/source/Martina_McBride)) reached No. 20. A third single, a solo version of "Piece of Work", was released in early 2005.[3] The album features the most covers he's recorded for an album – 11 of the 16 songs are covers. It sold 238,600 copies in its first week of release according to [Nielsen SoundScan](/source/Nielsen_SoundScan) and became his only[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=License_to_Chill&action=edit) album to reach No. 1 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) album chart.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] This is also the name of his 2004 concert tour, which included two shows at [Boston](/source/Boston)'s [Fenway Park](/source/Fenway_Park). In November 2005, [Mailboat Records](/source/Mailboat_Records) released *[Live at Fenway Park](/source/Live_at_Fenway_Park)*, a live recording of the two shows. Included was a 55-minute DVD of the show. ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hey, Good Lookin'" (featuring Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, & George Strait) Hank Williams 3:03 2. "Boats to Build" (featuring Alan Jackson) Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson 2:54 3. "License to Chill" (featuring Kenny Chesney) Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally, Al Anderson 3:56 4. "Coast of Carolina" Buffett, McAnally 3:41 5. "Piece of Work" (featuring Toby Keith) William A. Kimbrough 3:21 6. "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere" Bruce Cockburn 3:25 7. "Trip Around the Sun" (featuring Martina McBride) Anderson, Stephen Bruton, Sharon Vaughn 3:19 8. "Simply Complicated" Buffett, Bill Withers 2:15 9. "Coastal Confessions" Buffett 5:27 10. "Sea of Heartbreak" (featuring George Strait) Hal David, Paul Hampton 4:01 11. "Conky Tonkin'" (featuring Clint Black) Buffett, Bingo Gubelman 3:47 12. "Playin' the Loser Again" (featuring Bill Withers) Bill Withers 3:04 13. "Window on the World" John Hiatt 3:35 14. "Someone I Used to Love" (featuring Nanci Griffith) Bruce Cockburn 3:27 15. "Scarlet Begonias" Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter 4:33 16. "Back to the Island" Leon Russell 3:22 ## Personnel **[The Coral Reefer Band](/source/The_Coral_Reefer_Band)** - Jimmy Buffett – guitar - [Robert Greenidge](/source/Robert_Greenidge) – steel drums, timbales - Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar - Roger Guth – drums - [Mac McAnally](/source/Mac_McAnally) – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals - [Ralph MacDonald](/source/Ralph_MacDonald) – percussion - [Michael Utley](/source/Michael_Utley) – keyboards **Additional musicians** - [Al Anderson](/source/Al_Anderson_(NRBQ)) – guitar - [Tony Brown](/source/Tony_Brown_(record_producer)) – keyboards - [Eric Darken](/source/Eric_Darken) – percussion - [Stuart Duncan](/source/Stuart_Duncan) – fiddle - [Will Kimbrough](/source/Will_Kimbrough) – guitar - [Sonny Landreth](/source/Sonny_Landreth) – guitar - [Bill Payne](/source/Bill_Payne) – keyboards - Buster Somar – harmonica - [Glenn Worf](/source/Glenn_Worf) – bass guitar **Backing Vocals** - Tim Bender - [Bekka Bramlett](/source/Bekka_Bramlett) - Wes Hightower - J. L. Jamison - Stan Kellam - Charleston Miles - Buddy Owen - [Jim Photoglo](/source/Jim_Photoglo) - Mike Ramos - [Nadirah Shakoor](/source/Nadirah_Shakoor) - [Harry Stinson](/source/Harry_Stinson_(musician)) - Chris Walsh - Rachel Wilson ## Charts Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200[6] 54 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 8 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 30 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [License to Chill](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r698711) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20080601213801/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jimmybuffett/albums/album/6115372/review/6383755/license_to_chill) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "New Year, New Music". *[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)*. January 7, 2005. p. 35. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Jimmy_Buffett_4-0)** "[Jimmy Buffett Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jimmy-Buffett/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 8, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardCountry_Jimmy_Buffett_5-0)** "[Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Country Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jimmy-Buffett/chart-history/CLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 8, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 8, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 8, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-country-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 8, 2020. v t e Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefer Band Michael Utley Greg "Fingers" Taylor Mac McAnally Robert Greenidge Deborah McColl Jim Mayer Peter Mayer Roger Guth Ralph MacDonald Studio albums Down to Earth High Cumberland Jubilee A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean Living and Dying in 3/4 Time A1A Havana 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 Beach House on the Moon Far Side of the World License to Chill Take the Weather with You Buffet Hotel Songs from St. Somewhere Life on the Flip Side Songs You Don't Know by Heart Equal Strain on All Parts Live albums You Had to Be There Feeding Frenzy Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Live at Texas Stadium encores 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 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 Soundtrack, Christmas, and musical albums Rancho Deluxe soundtrack Christmas Island Don't Stop the Carnival (musical) 'Tis the SeaSon Songs "Margaritaville" "Come Monday" "A Pirate Looks at Forty" "Volcano" "Fins" "Cheeseburger in Paradise" "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" "One Particular Harbour" "Why Don't We Get Drunk" "Southern Cross" "Brown Eyed Girl" "Son of a Son of a Sailor" "God's Own Drunk" "Pencil Thin Mustache" "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" "Boat Drinks" "Gypsies in the Palace" "Jamaica Mistaica" "He Went to Paris" "Knee Deep" "The Great Filling Station Holdup" "Hey, Good Lookin'" "Surfing in a Hurricane" "Trip Around the Sun" "Math Suks" "Same Boat" Videos Live by the Bay Music for Montserrat Live at Wrigley Field Live at Fenway Park Live in Anguilla Books The Jolly Mon Tales from Margaritaville Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale A Pirate Looks at Fifty A Salty Piece of Land Commercial endeavors Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Margaritaville merchandising Mailboat Records Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant Land Shark Lager Related articles Jimmy Buffett discography Radio Margaritaville Hemisphere Dancer Savannah Buffett Save the Manatee Club Tonsil Trouble "Margaritaville" (South Park) Escape to Margaritaville Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [License to Chill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_to_Chill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_to_Chill?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.