Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy explained

Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Leonard Nimoy
Cover:	Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy.jpg
Released:	February 1968^[1]
Genre:	Outsider music, spoken word, pop, country, novelty, filk
Label:	Dot
Producer:	Charles R. Grean, George Aliceson Tipton
Prev Title:	Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	The Way I Feel
Next Year:	1968

Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy is Leonard Nimoy's second album released shortly after Music from Outer Space. It was released in early 1968 by Dot Records and reached 97 on the US album chart.

Background

The album is a continuation of the "Spock and Space" sound on which Nimoy embarked on his debut album. Side one showcases the side fans know as Mr. Spock but in a softer light, along with his struggle between being human and Vulcan. Side two represents Nimoy's interests in a variety of songs: novelty, pop, country and love songs.

Side one of this album is presented on the Varèse Sarabande Records 1995 reissue of Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space.

Track listing

Side one

"Highly Illogical" (Charles R. Grean, Fred Hertz)
"The Difference Between Us" (Cy Coben)
"Once I Smiled" (Grean, Leonard Nimoy)
"Spock Thoughts" (Grean, Max Ehrmann¹)
"By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
"Follow Your Star" (Grean, Hertz)
"Amphibious Assault" (Grean, Mason Williams)

Side two

"The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" (Grean)
"Cotton Candy" (Cliff Ralke)
"Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford)
"Miranda" (Bart Howard)
"If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
"Love of the Common People" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)

Production

Produced by Charles R. Grean and Tom Mack
Arranged and conducted by Charles R. Grean
The lyrics of "Spock Thoughts" are in fact the prose poem "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann.

External links

Review of Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy at maidenwine.com, a detailed Leonard Nimoy fan site.

Notes and References

Web site: Billboard. February 24, 1968.