''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 was Buffet's first album since forming his own record label
Mailboat Records
Mailboat Records is an independent record label established in 1999 by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett after his vanity label Margaritaville Records was absorbed by Island Records when they were sold to Universal Music Group, owner of B ...
in 1999.
Track listing
#"Blue Guitar" (Roger Guth, Peter Mayer) - 4:28
#"Mademoiselle (Voulez-Vous Danser)" (Lennie Gallant) - 4:07
#"Autour Du Rocher" (Jimmy Buffett, Henri Ledee, Leon Ledee, Marcel Limodin, Jean-Jacques Kraif) - 8:05
#"Savannah Fare You Well" (
Hugh Prestwood
Hugh Loring Prestwood (born April 2, 1942) is an American Hall of Fame songwriter, whose work is primarily in country music. He was discovered by Judy Collins, who gave him his first hit "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978. Prestw ...
) - 4:28
#"All the Ways I Want You" (
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, p ...
)- 4:17
#"Last Man Standing" (
Mac McAnally
Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. (; born July 15, 1957), known professionally as Mac McAnally, is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician, and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. ...
, Jimmy Buffett) - 3:45
#"What if the Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About?" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally, C. Macak, T. Baker, L. Laprise) - 4:24
#"Altered Boy" (Jimmy Buffett, Wayne Jobson) - 7:18
#"USS Zydecoldsmobile" (
Sonny Landreth
Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...
) - 4:55
#"Someday I Will" (Jimmy Buffett, Matt Betton) - 3:13
#"Far Side of the World" (Jimmy Buffett) - 5:48
#"Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" (Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally) - 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
Hugh Loring Prestwood (born April 2, 1942) is an American Hall of Fame songwriter, whose work is primarily in country music. He was discovered by Judy Collins, who gave him his first hit "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978. Prestw ...
, who also wrote “Savannah Fare You Well”, another track on the album.
Cover photo and release date
The album cover was originally a photo of Buffett wearing a turban and sitting on a camel. This was changed and the release subsequently delayed following the events of September 11, 2001.
CD-DVD
The CD, if played on a computer with CD-ROM capability, includes the video for the title song.
References
Jimmy Buffett albums
2002 albums
Albums produced by Russ Titelman
Mailboat Records albums
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