The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers

Infobox Album
Name = The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers
Type = studio
Longtype = (with live tracks)
Artist = Smothers Brothers


Released = September 1 1962
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Label = Mercury Records
Producer =
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Last album = Live at the Purple Onion" 1961
This album = The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers 1962
Next album = Think Ethnic!" 1963

"The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers" (released September 1 1962 on Mercury Records) was the second comedy album by the Smothers Brothers. Side A (tracks 1-6) consisted of comedy and was recorded at The Crystal Palace in St. Louis during a live performance. Side B (tracks 7-12) was recorded at the Bell Sound Studio in New York City with a full orchestra and represented the singing side of the boys.

According to the liner notes to their compilation album "", "The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers" was their best selling album of their career. It spent sixty-six weeks on the Billboard album chart, and peaked at #26 [Roman, Shari. "Sibling Revelry--The Best of The Smothers Brothers" (Liner notes). Rhino Records, 1998 CD re-issue.] .

Smothers Brothers' discography can be found " [http://www.smothersbrothers.com/discography.htm here] ".

Track listing

#"Chocolate" (2:35) - Tom sings of how he fell into a vat of chocolate.
#"Hangman" (0:55) - "Hangman, hangman, slack your rope; Slack it full an' free...ach!"
#"I Don't Care" (0:35) - Tom's version of "Jimmy Crack Corn"
#"Laredo" (2:56) - Also known as "The Cowboy's Lament"
#"Cabbage" (6:37)
#"Map of the World (Let the Rest of the World Go By)" (2:05) - The story of a young lady who showed up to a costume party tattooed as a map of the world.
#"Stella's Got a New Dress" (2:11)
#"Where the Lilac Grows" (2:55) - "Greensleeves" with contemporary lyrics.
#"If It Fits Your Fancy" (2:53)
#"The Four Winds and the Seven Seas" (3:37)
#"Sailor's Lament" (2:05)
#"Apples, Peaches and Cherries" (3:01)

Complete Discography

*"Live at the Purple Onion", 1961
*"The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers", 1962
*"Think Ethnic!", 1963
*"Curb Your Tongue, Knave", 1963
*"It Must Have Been Something I Said!", 1964
*"", 1965
*"Aesop's Fables", 1965
*"Mom Always Liked You Best!", 1966
*"The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight", 1966
*"Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", 1968
*"Golden Hits of the Smothers Brothers, Vol. 2", 1969
*"", 1988

References

Roman, Shari. "Sibling Revelry--The Best of The Smothers Brothers" (Liner notes). Rhino Records, 1998 CD re-issue.