The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers

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The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers

Studio album (with live tracks) by Smothers Brothers

Released

September 1, 1962

Label

Mercury Records

Smothers Brothers chronology

Live at the Purple Onion
1961

The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers
1962

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 Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers, 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 ^[1].

Smothers Brothers' discography can be found here.

[edit] 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)