The discography of American actor

Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, famed for playing Spock in the ''Star Trek'' franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in the original ''Star Trek'' series in 1966, then ...

consists of 5 studio albums and 4 compilations. During and following ''

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'', Nimoy also released five albums of musical vocal recordings on Dot Records. On his first album, '' Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space'', and half of his second album ''

Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy ''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 " ...

'', science fiction-themed songs are featured where Nimoy sings as Spock. On his final three albums, he sings popular folk songs of the era and cover versions of popular songs, such as "

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". There are also several songs on the later albums that were written or co-written by Nimoy. Describing how his recording career got started, Nimoy stated; The albums were popular and resulted in numerous live appearances and promotional record signings that attracted crowds of fans in the thousands. The early recordings were produced by Charles Grean, who may be best known for his version of "Quentin's Theme" from the mid-sixties

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''. In addition to his own music career he directed a 1984 music video for

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' "Going Down to Liverpool". He makes a brief cameo appearance in the video as their driver.

Studio albums

# ''

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space ''Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space'' is the debut album of Leonard Nimoy, recorded in character as Mr. Spock from the NBC TV series ''Star Trek''. It was released in April 1967 by Dot Records and reached number 83 on t ...

'' (Dot Records), (1967) # ''

'' (Dot Records), (1968) # '' The Way I Feel'' (Dot Records, Stereo DLP 25883), (1968) # '' The Touch of Leonard Nimoy'' (Dot Records, Stereo DLP 25910), (1969) # '' The New World of Leonard Nimoy'' (Dot Records, Stereo DLP 25966), (1970)

Spoken word albums

# ''The Martian Chronicles'' (Caedmon Records, 1976) # ''Illustrated Man'' (Caedmon Records, 1977) # ''War of the Worlds'' (Caedmon Records, 1977) # ''Green Hills of Earth'' (Caedmon Records, 1977) # ''The Mysterious Golem'' (JRT Records, 1982)

Singles (45s)

* "

The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" is a song composed by Charles Randolph Grean and performed by Leonard Nimoy, telling the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ''The Hobbit''. The recording was featured on the 196 ...

" / "Cotton Candy" (Dot Records, 1967) * "Theme from ''Star Trek''" / "Visit to a Sad Planet" (Dot Records, 1967) * "I'd Love Making Love to You" / "Please Don't Try to Change My Mind" (Dot Records, 1968) * "Consilium" / "Here We Go 'Round Again" (Dot Records, 1968) * "The Sun Will Rise" / "Time to Get It Together" (Dot Records, 1969) * "Outer Space" / "Inner Mind" (Paramount Records, 1970)

Cassettes

* ''Leonard Nimoy / Micro-Cassette'' (Dot Records, release date unknown) * ''You Are Not Alone'' (MCA Records, 1987)

Compilations

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Highly Illogical ''Highly Illogical'' is an album which contains a collection of songs performed by '' Star Trek'' actor Leonard Nimoy. Most of the songs were originally recorded in the 1960s. The collection includes "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins", which tells th ...

'' (Rev-Ola Records, UK, 1993) # ''Leonard Nimoy Presents: Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space'' (Varése Sarabande, US, 1995) # ''Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner'' (Universal Music/Space, Canada, 1997)

Samples in songs

* "Theme from Gutbuster" (2000) - song by

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on their album ''

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'' samples Nimoy's "

" * "

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" is a song by American synth-pop band Information Society that was released as a single in 1988. The "Pure Energy" subtitle derives from a sample of Leonard Nimoy's voice from the ''Star Trek'' episode "Errand ...

" (1988) - song by American

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that uses a sample of Nimoy's voice from the ''

'' episode "

Errand of Mercy "Errand of Mercy" is the twenty-sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland, it was first broadcast on March 23, 1967. It was the first ...

References

External links

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