''Both Sides of Herman's Hermits'' is the second album released by the group in the UK. It was the fourth

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released by MGM Records in the U.S. and Canada for the band. It was released in August 1966 in the U.S. and October 1966 in the UK

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was the recording supervisor. The original U.S. cover artwork was by

Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is ...

. The UK and U.S. versions differ drastically with different artwork and track listing: only five tracks featured on both versions. The UK version was re-released on CD in 2000 by Repertoire with bonus tracks that mostly combine the two albums. The artwork pictured is the US release.

Track listing

UK version

;Bonus Tracks (2000 Repertoire Re-release) #

"Kansas City Loving" (

Jerry Leiber Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such Crossover music, crossover hit songs ...

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) # "A Must to Avoid" (Barri, Sloan) # "The Man With the Cigar" (Larry Kusik, Barry Richards) # "Got a Feeling" (Fred Karger, Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman) # " Hold On!" (Barri, Sloan) # "Oh! Mr. Porter" (George Le Brunn, Thomas Le Brunn) # "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (Albert Chevalier) # "Two Lovely Black Eyes" (Charles Coborn) # " My Old Dutch" (Chevalier, Charles Ingle)

US version

;Side 1 # "

This Door Swings Both Ways "This Door Swings Both Ways" is a song written by Estelle Levitt and Don Thomas and performed by Herman's Hermits. It reached #3 in Canada, #8 in New Zealand, #12 in the United States, #18 in the United Kingdom, and #38 in Australia in 1966. It ...

" (Don Thomas, Estelle Levitt) # "

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" (Graham Gouldman) # "For Love" (Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby, Harvey Lisberg) # "Je suis anglais (L'autre jour)" (Ralph Bernet, Gilles Jérome) # "Dial My Number" (Lester Van Dyke) ;Side 2 # "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (Albert Chevalier) # "Oh! Mr. Porter" (George Le Brunn, Thomas Le Brunn) # "The Man With the Cigar" (Barry Richards, Larry Kusik) # "Two Lovely Black Eyes" (Charles Coborn) # "My Reservation's Been Confirmed" (Hopwood, Leckenby, Lisberg) # "My Old Dutch" (Chevalier, Charles Ingle) Note: The traditional songs "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins", "Oh! Mr. Porter", "Two Lovely Black Eyes", and "My Old Dutch" were all originally erroneously credited to

Kenny Lynch Kenneth Lynch, OBE (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019) was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few black singers in British pop music. He was app ...

, whose arrangements Herman's Hermits covered.

References

1966 albums Herman's Hermits albums Albums produced by Mickie Most Albums with cover art by Frank Frazetta MGM Records albums EMI Columbia Records albums {{1960s-album-stub