Far Side of the World is the 25th studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...

 and was released in March of 2002

2002 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

. It is his first album released on his own record label, Mailboat Records

Mailboat Records

Mailboat Records is a record label established in 1999 by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The label's first release was Buffett's Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. In addition to Buffett, the label's roster includes Dan Fogelberg, Bret Michaels, Boz Scaggs, Def Leppard and...

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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
   Hugh Prestwood
   Hugh Prestwood is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in country music. His first hit as a songwriter was "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978 by Judy Collins. Prestwood also wrote "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", a Number One for Randy Travis in 1990, and a song for...
   
   ) - 4:28
5. "All the Ways I Want You" (Bruce Cockburn
   Bruce Cockburn
   Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
   
   )- 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
   Sonny Landreth
   Sonny Landreth is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana...
   
   ) - 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.