# Rancho Deluxe (soundtrack)

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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:
* "Rancho Deluxe (Main Title)" – 2:12
* "Ridin' in Style – 1:05
* "Left Me with a Nail to Drive" – 1:33
* "Cattle Truckin'"* – 1:27
* "Countin' the Cows Ev'ry Day" – 2:23
* "The Wrangler"* – 2:09
* "Rancho Deluxe (End Title)" – 2:54
Side Two:
* "Livingston Saturday Night" – 3:28
* "Some Gothic Ranch Action"* – 1:26
* "Wonder Why We Ever Go Home" – 1:48
* "Fifteen Gears"* – 2:14
* "Can't Remember when I Slept Last" – 1:38
* "Rancho Deluxe (Instrumental)"* – 4:10
*Instrumental recordings

### 1998 re-release

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