Far Side of the World (album)


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" - 4:28
  2. "Mademoiselle " - 4:07
  3. "Autour de Rocher" - 8:05
  4. "Savannah Fare You Well" - 4:28
  5. "All the Ways I Want You" - 4:17
  6. "Last Man Standing" - 3:45
  7. "What if the Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About?" - 4:24
  8. "Altered Boy" - 7:18
  9. "USS Zydecoldsmobile" - 4:55
  10. "Someday I Will" - 3:13
  11. "Far Side of the World" - 5:48
  12. "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" - 2:52

    Unused tracks

Buffett recorded two demos of songs entitled "Columbus” and “Asking Us To Dance”, with Columbus being 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. “Asking Us To Dance” is a song originally a song by Hugh Prestwood, who also wrote “Savannah Fare You Well”, another track on the album.

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.