''Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy'' is

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's second album released shortly after '' Music from Outer Space''. It was released in early 1968 by

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and reached 97 on the US album chart.

Background

The album is a continuation of the "Spock and Space" sound on which Nimoy embarked on his debut album. Side one showcases the side fans know as Mr. Spock but in a softer light, along with his struggle between being human and

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. Side two represents Nimoy's interests in a variety of songs: novelty, pop, country and love songs. Side one of this album is presented on the

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Records 1995 reissue of ''Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space''.

Track listing

Side one

#"Highly Illogical" ( Charles R. Grean, Fred Hertz) #"The Difference Between Us" ( Cy Coben) #"Once I Smiled" (Grean, Leonard Nimoy) #"Spock Thoughts" (Grean,

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¹) #"By Myself" (

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) #"Follow Your Star" (Grean, Hertz) #"Amphibious Assault" (Grean,

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)

Side two

#" The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" (Grean) #"Cotton Candy" (Cliff Ralke) #"

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) #"Miranda" (

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) #" If I Were a Carpenter" (

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Love of the Common People "Love of the Common People" is a song written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, eventually released in 1970 on John Hurley's album ''John Hurley Sings about People,'' but first sung in January 1967 by The Four Preps. The Four Preps recording ...

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Production

* Produced by Charles R. Grean and

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and

conducted Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...

by Charles R. Grean *The lyrics of "Spock Thoughts" are in fact the prose poem "

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References

External links

Review of ''Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy''
at maidenwine.com, a detailed Leonard Nimoy fan site. {{Authority control Leonard Nimoy albums Albums produced by Charles Randolph Grean 1968 albums Dot Records albums