The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers (released September 1, 1962 on Mercury Records

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) was the second comedy album by the Smothers Brothers

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The Smothers Brothers are Thomas and Richard , American singers, musicians, comedians and folk heroes. The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs , which usually led to arguments between the siblings...

. Side A (tracks 1-6) consisted of comedy and was recorded at The Crystal Palace in St. Louis

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 during a live performance. Side B (tracks 7-12) was recorded at the Bell Sound Studio in New York City

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 with a full orchestra and represented the singing side of the boys. It reached number 26 on the Billboard

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 Pop Albums chart.

According to the liner notes to their compilation album Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers

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Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers was released by Rhino Records in 1988. A 1998 CD re-issue added "Cabbage", "Michael Row Your Boat Ashore" and "You Didn't Come In"/"Tommy's Song" as bonus tracks.-Track listing:...

, The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers was their best selling album of their career. It spent sixty-six weeks on the Billboard album chart, and peaked at #26 .

Track listing

1. "Chocolate" (2:35) - Tom sings of how he fell into a vat of chocolate.
2. "Hangman" (0:55) - "Hangman, hangman, slack your rope; Slack it for awhi...ach!"
3. "I Don't Care" (0:35) - Tom's version of "Jimmy Crack Corn"
4. "Laredo" (2:56) - Also known as "The Cowboy's Lament"
5. "Cabbage
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   " (6:37)
6. "Map of the World (Let the Rest of the World Go By)" (2:05) - The story of a young lady who showed up to a costume party tattooed as a map of the world.
7. "Stella's Got a New Dress" (2:11)
8. "Where the Lilac Grows" (2:55) - "Greensleeves
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   " with contemporary lyrics.
9. "If It Fits Your Fancy" (2:53)
10. "The Four Winds and the Seven Seas" (3:37)
11. "Sailor's Lament" (2:05)
12. "Apples, Peaches and Cherries" (3:01)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1962	Billboard Pop Albums	26

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