The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers explained

The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers
Type:studio
Longtype:(with live tracks)
Artist:Smothers Brothers
Cover:The_Two_Sides_of_the_Smothers_Brothers.gif
Released:September 1, 1962
Venue:The Crystal Palace in St. Louis
Studio:Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:Comedy, folk
Label:Mercury
Prev Title:The Smothers Brothers at the Purple Onion
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Think Ethnic!
Next Year:1963

The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers (released September 1, 1962 on Mercury Records) is the second comedy album by the Smothers Brothers. Side 1 (tracks 1-6) consisted of comedy and was recorded at The Crystal Palace in St. Louis during a live performance. Side 2 (tracks 7-12) was recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York City with a full orchestra and represented the singing side of the boys. The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers reached number 26 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

The liner notes to the compilation album , state that The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers was the biggest selling album of their career, spending sixty-six weeks on the Billboard album chart, and peaking at #26.[1]

According to the Smothers Brothers biography Dangerously Funny, half of the album was dedicated to straight music because the duo hadn't yet developed enough new comedy material for a second album. The brothers performed their original act in its entirety on their first album, The Smothers Brothers at the Purple Onion.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Chocolate" (2:35) - Tom sings of how he fell into a 30 foot vat of chocolate.
  2. "Hangman" (0:55) - "Hangman, hangman, slack your rope..."
  3. "I Don't Care" (0:35) - Tom's version of "Jimmy Crack Corn"
  4. "Laredo" (2:56) - Also known as "The Cowboy's Lament"
  5. "Cabbage" (6:37) - The boys' version of the American folk song includes Tom's history lesson on railroads, pumas and '' .
  6. "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.
  7. "Stella's Got a New Dress" (2:11)
  8. "Where the Lilac Grows" (2:55) - "Greensleeves" with contemporary lyrics.
  9. "If It Fits Your Fancy" (2:53)
  10. "The Four Winds and the Seven Seas" (3:37)
  11. "Sailor's Lament" (2:05)
  12. "Apples, Peaches and Cherries" (3:01)

Personnel

References

  1. Roman, Shari. "Sibling Revelry--The Best of The Smothers Brothers" (Liner notes). Rhino Records, 1998 CD re-issue.
  2. Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, by David Bianculli, Touchstone, 2009.

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