Beach House on the Moon (1999)

Jimmy Buffett's 31st album Beach HOuse on the Moon finds the escapist troubadour musing on mortality and regret with a pensiveness that's considerably more compelling than his usual laid-back hedonism. That tone lends a darker resonance to wry, humorous tunes like ''Flesh and Bone,'' suggesting that Buffett's been wrestling with issues weightier than which Hawaiian shirt to wear. B