Far Side of the World (album)

Far Side of the World
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock gulf and western
Length	57:41
Label	Mailboat
Producer	Russ Titelman
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Beach House on the Moon (1999) Far Side of the World (2002) License to Chill (2004)

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Far Side of the World is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released on March 19, 2002. It is his first studio album released on his own record label, Mailboat Records.

Track listing

1. "Blue Guitar" (Roger Guth, Peter Mayer) - 4:28
2. "Mademoiselle (Voulez-Vous Danser)" (Lennie Gallant) - 4:07
3. "Autour de Rocher" (Jimmy Buffett, Henri Ledee, Leon Ledee, Marcel Limodin, Jean-Jacques Kraif) - 8:05
4. "Savannah Fare You Well" (Hugh Prestwood) - 4:28
5. "All the Ways I Want You" (Bruce Cockburn)- 4:17
6. "Last Man Standing" (Mac McAnally, Jimmy Buffett) - 3:45
7. "What if the Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About?" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally, C. Macak, T. Baker, L. Laprise) - 4:24
8. "Altered Boy" (Jimmy Buffett, Wayne Jobson) - 7:18
9. "USS Zydecoldsmobile" (Sonny Landreth) - 4:55
10. "Someday I Will" (Jimmy Buffett, Matt Betton) - 3:13
11. "Far Side of the World" (Jimmy Buffett) - 5:48
12. "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally) - 2:52

Unused track

Buffett recorded a demo of a song entitled "Columbus", based on the explorer Christopher Columbus, but did not make the album cut. The demo is available for download on most Buffett fan sites and FTP collection sites.

Cover photo and release date

This album cover was originally a photo of Jimmy, wearing a turban and sitting on a camel. This was changed and the release subsequently delayed following 9/11.

CD-DVD

The CD, if played on a computer with CD-ROM capability, includes the video for the title song.

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