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 was Buffett's first album since forming his own record label Mailboat Records in 1999.^[2]

Far Side of the World
Studio album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Country 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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Reception

Critics have generally found the album to be subpar.^[3] Spin magazine described Far Side as "mellow and reflective" without being "too sleepy or pretentious".^[4] Although popular among Buffett's fans, the music style was criticized as not being popular for a wide range of audiences.^[5]

Track listing

Far Side of the World track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Guitar"	Roger Guth, Peter Mayer	4:28
2.	"Mademoiselle (Voulez-Vous Danser)"	Lennie Gallant	4:07
3.	"Autour Du Rocher"	Jimmy Buffett, Henri & 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
Total length:			57:41

Charts

Chart performance for Far Side of the World

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	1