Jimmy Buffett passed away on September 1, but it seems that nobody outside his family and closest loved ones even knew that he was sick. The laidback musician reportedly died of skin cancer, and the news of his passing came as a shock to much of the world. While fans are still incredibly sad that he is no longer around, their favorite artist did leave something very special behind for them.
Just days after his death, it was announced that Buffett had finished an album titled Equal Strain on All Parts. The set was completed not long ago, and fans don’t need to wait too long before they get to hear the set. The project is scheduled to drop on November 3.
On Friday, September 8, Buffett’s estate released three songs from Equal Strain on All Parts. One, “Bubbles Up,” appears to have been chosen as an official single from the album. The other two tunes shared at the same time include “Like My Dog,” which is a cover of Billy Currington’s single of the same name, and the Paul McCartney-assisted “My Gummie Just Kicked In.”
Equal Strain on All Parts will be Buffett’s thirty-second album. It will mark his first release since 2020. That year, the musician released two collections, with Life on the Flip Side coming in May and the pandemic-recorded Songs You Don’t Know By Heart arriving later in the year. Sadly, the title is also now to be his first posthumous release, which Buffett may or may not have anticipated as he created the album.
Following the news of his passing, Buffett fans everywhere flocked to buy and stream his music again, as often happens when someone so beloved moves on. The singer-songwriter’s greatest hits collection Songs You Know By Heart returns to the Billboard 200 chart this week, breaking into the top 10 for the first time. The title is currently present at No. 4, which is an incredible improvement for the compilation, which had previously stalled at No. 100.
It is expected that some of his biggest hits will also find their way to other Billboard charts as well this week, and he might even manage to break back onto the Hot 100.
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