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Far from the Maddening Crowds is the debut studio album by British electronic dance music act Chicane, released in 1997. It is highly regarded as a seminal release in the trance community, and is highly sought after.[8][unreliable source?] The album appeared on the UK Albums Chart for one week, reaching number forty-nine.
After licensing issues resulted in the album being deleted for a period of five years, the album became highly sought after. However, it was re-released on 22 October 2007 with all the tracks from the original version, plus a new mix, "Offshore 2007", which is a remix of the original track "Offshore '97".
"Offshore", the earliest song produced and released, is also among the best-known of Chicane's songs; aside from single sales and being a major dance club hit, resulting on its inclusion on what has been said to be over 130 compilation albums,[9][unreliable source?] it has also been featured in the UK on TV programs ranging from travel reviews to the BBC's Gardener's World and Grandstand.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Early" Nick Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 4:17
2. "Already There" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 2:55
3. "Offshore (Original Version)" Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob Bracegirdle, Elstob 6:45
4. "Lost You Somewhere" Bracegirdle, Caroline Lavelle Bracegirdle 8:26
5. "From Blue to Green" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 5:51
6. "Sunstroke (Disco Citizens Mix)" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 9:06
7. "Leaving Town" (featuring Salt Tank) Bracegirdle, David Gates, Malcolm Stanners Bracegirdle, Salt Tank 5:58
8. "Red Skies" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 7:35
9. "Sunstroke (Original Version)" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 7:35
10. "Offshore '97" (with Power Circle) Bracegirdle, Elstob, Richie Sullivan, Graham Dear, Louise Burton Bracegirdle 9:12
11. "The Drive Home" Bracegirdle Bracegirdle 6:06
2007 edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
12. "Offshore 2007" Bracegirdle, Elstob, Richie Sullivan, Graham Dear, Louise Burton Bracegirdle 7:51