The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers

The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers
Studio album (with live tracks) by Smothers Brothers
Released	September 1, 1962
Recorded	Live at The Crystal Palace in St. Louis, and Bell Sound Studio, New York City
Genre	Comedy, folk
Label	Mercury
Smothers Brothers chronology
The Smothers Brothers 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. It reached number 26 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

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]

According to the book Dangerously Funny, the album dedicated one side to straight music because the duo hadn't yet developed enough new comedy material after having put the entirety of their original act 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 vat of chocolate.
2. "Hangman" (0:55) - "Hangman, hangman, slack your rope; Slack it for awhi...ach!"
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)
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

• Dick Smothers – vocals, double bass
• Tom Smothers – vocals, guitar

Chart positions

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. ISBN 9781439101179

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

External links

• Smothers Brothers' discography can be found here.