| Life on the Flip Side | ||||
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| Released | May 29, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 55:05 | |||
| Label | Mailboat | |||
| Producer | Mac McAnally, Michael Utley | |||
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Life on the Flip Side is the thirtieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The album was released on May 29, 2020, by Mailboat Records. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Life on the Flip Side debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 75,000 album-equivalent units (including 74,000 pure album sales), marking the singer's twelfth top 10 album and highest-charting album in over 15 years. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down at the Lah De Dah" | 3:19 | |
| 2. | "Who Gets to Live Like This" |
| 3:02 |
| 3. | "The Devil I Know" |
| 2:58 |
| 4. | "The Slow Lane" |
| 4:10 |
| 5. | "Cussin' Island" | Buffett | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Oceans of Time" |
| 3:31 |
| 7. | "Hey, That's My Wave" |
| 4:26 |
| 8. | "The World Is What You Make It" | Brady | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Half Drunk" |
| 3:53 |
| 10. | "Mailbox Money" |
| 4:19 |
| 11. | "Slack Tide" |
| 4:16 |
| 12. | "Live, Like It's Your Last Day" |
| 3:57 |
| 13. | "15 Cuban Minutes" |
| 5:14 |
| 14. | "Book on the Shelf" |
| 3:23 |
| Total length: | 55:05 | ||
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