Both Sides of Herman's Hermits
Both Sides of Herman's Hermits | ||||
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Studio album by Herman's Hermits | ||||
Released | August 1966 (US) October 1966 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 21 March, 30 April and 21 May 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 29:52 on original UK release | |||
Label | MGM (US/Canada) Columbia (UK) | |||
Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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Both Sides of Herman's Hermits is the second album released by the group in the UK. It was the fourth album 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,[1] Val Valentin was the recording supervisor. The original U.S. cover artwork was by Frank Frazetta.
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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Little Boy Sad" | Wayne Walker | 2:25 |
2. | "Story of My Life" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 2:30 |
3. | "My Reservation's Been Confirmed" | Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby, Harvey Lisberg | 2:48 |
4. | "Bus Stop" | Graham Gouldman | 2:27 |
5. | "For Love" | Hopwood, Leckenby, Lisberg | 2:50 |
6. | "Where Were You When I Needed You?" | Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All the Things I Do for You Baby" | Barri, Sloan | 2:20 |
2. | "Leaning on a Lamp Post" | Noel Gay | 2:31 |
3. | "Dial My Number" | Lester Vandyke | 1:56 |
4. | "Oo-ee Baby" | Larry Dexter, D.C. Mullins | 2:13 |
5. | "Je suis anglais (L'autre jour)" | Ralph Bernet, Gilles Jérome | 2:37 |
6. | "Listen People" | Gouldman | 2:29 |
- Bonus Tracks (2000 Repertoire Re-release)
- "Kansas City Loving" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
- "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" (Don Thomas, Estelle Levitt)
- "Bus Stop" (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, whose arrangements Herman's Hermits covered.
References
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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- The Most of Herman's Hermits Volume 2
- The Very Best of Herman's Hermits
- Into Something Good: The Mickie Most Years 1964–72
- "I'm into Something Good"
- "Show Me Girl"
- "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat"
- "Silhouettes"
- "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"
- "Wonderful World"
- "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"
- "Just a Little Bit Better"
- "A Must to Avoid"
- "Listen People"
- "Leaning on the Lamp Post"
- "You Won't Be Leaving"
- "This Door Swings Both Ways"
- "Dandy"
- "No Milk Today"
- "There's a Kind of Hush"
- "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)"
- "Museum"
- "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving"
- "Sleepy Joe"
- "Sunshine Girl"
- "Something's Happening"
- "My Sentimental Friend"
- "Here Comes the Star"
- "Years May Come, Years May Go"
- Discography
- When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
- Pop Gear (1965 film)
- Hold On! (1966 film)
- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968 film)
- (I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You (Peter Noone solo single)
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