''Aesop's Fables: The Smothers Brothers Way'' is the seventh

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album by the

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(released March 15, 1965, on

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). It reached number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Seven of

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's more famous

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and

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are related in this

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(or what are intended to be his fables but are often overshadowed by the bickering of the two brothers). The songs were written by John McCarthy.

Track listing

#"Overture—Aesop's Fables Our Way" (2:03) #"The Greedy Dog" (2:20) #"A Fox (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:24)—Running gag throughout the record where Tom wishes he could be something else but then something happens to quickly convince him that maybe he had better stay himself. #"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (4:52) #"A Fly (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:21) #"The Dog and the Thief" (3:20) #"A Worm (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:20) #"The Farmer and His Sons" (4:26) #"The Fox and Grapes" #"A Jellyfish (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:15) #"The Bird and the Jar" (6:23)—Explores the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention." #"A Mosquito (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:21) #"The Two Frogs" (4:24) #"A Car (Maybe I'd Better Stay Me)" (0:45) #"Aesop Knew (Reprise)" (1:49)

Personnel

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

Chart positions

References

External links

Smothers Brothers discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aesop's Fables (Album) 1965 albums Smothers Brothers albums Mercury Records albums