''The Touch of Leonard Nimoy'' is the fourth studio album released from

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 ...

. The album was released in 1969, on

Dot Records Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood (record producer), Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In 1956, the company moved ...

Background

Continuing with the folk sound and direction he established with his previous album, the songs range from

optimism Optimism is an attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled wi ...

, political awareness, the human condition, living together, and love. The song "Maiden Wine" was featured in the ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' episode, "

Plato's Stepchildren "Plato's Stepchildren" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by Meyer Dolinsky and directed by David Alexander, it was first broadcast on November 22, 1968. In the ep ...

". It is the song sung by

Spock Spock is a Character (arts), fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. He first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise ...

while he was being manipulated by the Platonians in 2268 (hence the "serenade from the laughing spaceman", as originally named). "Star Trek: TOS" episode: "Plato's Stepchildren" (aired November 22nd, 1968)

Track listing

Side one

# "I Search for Tomorrow" (Paul Evans, Paul Parnes) # "Maiden Wine" (

) # "Now's the Time" (Val Stoecklein) # "Cycles" (Gayle Caldwell) # "

I Think it's Gonna Rain Today "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (or "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It appears on Julius La Rosa's 1966 album ''You're Gonna Hear from Me'', Eric Burdon's 1967 album ''Eric Is Here'', on N ...

" (

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

)

Side two

# " I Just Can't Help Believin'" (

Barry Mann Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Early li ...

Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Life and career Weil was born in New York City, and was raised in a Conservative Jewish family. Her father was Morris Wei ...

) # "Nature Boy" (

Eden Ahbez George Alexander Aberle (April 15, 1908 – March 4, 1995), known as eden ahbez, was an American songwriter and recording artist of the 1940s to 1960s, whose lifestyle in California was influential in the hippie movement. He was known to frien ...

) # "Contact" (Nimoy,

George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...

) # "The Man I Would Like to Be" ( Nimoy, George Tipton) # "A Trip to Nowhere" (Cymbal, Costa) # "Piece of Hope" (

)

Production

*Producer: Charles R. Grean *Arrangers and Conductor:

*Engineers: Thorne Nogar and Dave Wiechman *Cover Photography: Tommy Mitchell *Art Direction: Christopher Whorf

External links

Review of ''Touch of Leonard Nimoy''
at maidenwine.com, a detailed Leonard Nimoy fan site.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Touch Of Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy albums Albums produced by Charles Randolph Grean 1969 albums Folk albums by American artists Dot Records albums Albums arranged by George Tipton Albums conducted by George Tipton