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Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy
Studio album by Leonard Nimoy
Released	February 1968
Genre	Outsider music, spoken word, pop, country, novelty, filk
Label	Dot
Producer	Charles R. Grean, George Aliceson Tipton
Leonard Nimoy chronology
Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space (1967) Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy (1968) The Way I Feel (1968)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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Track listing

Side one

1. "Highly Illogical" (Charles R. Grean, Fred Hertz)
2. "The Difference Between Us" (Cy Coben)
3. "Once I Smiled" (Grean, Leonard Nimoy)
4. "Spock Thoughts" (Grean, Max Ehrmann¹)
5. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
6. "Follow Your Star" (Grean, Hertz)
7. "Amphibious Assault" (Grean, Mason Williams)

Side two

1. "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" (Grean)
2. "Cotton Candy" (Cliff Ralke)
3. "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford)
4. "Miranda" (Bart Howard)
5. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
6. "Love of the Common People" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)

Production

• Produced by Charles R. Grean and Tom Mack
• Arranged and conducted by Charles R. Grean
• The lyrics of "Spock Thoughts" are in fact the prose poem "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann.

References

1. "Billboard". February 24, 1968.

External links

• Review of Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy at maidenwine.com, a detailed Leonard Nimoy fan site.

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Filmography Discography
Films directed	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Three Men and a Baby (1987) The Good Mother (1988) Body Wars (1989) Funny About Love (1990) Holy Matrimony (1994)
Discography	Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy The Way I Feel The Touch of Leonard Nimoy The New World of Leonard Nimoy Highly Illogical Alien Voices
Books	I Am Not Spock I Am Spock Shekhina
Related	Adam Nimoy (son) Susan Bay (second wife) Primortals (comic book) Mind Meld (2001 documentary) For the Love of Spock (2016 documentary) Remembering Leonard Nimoy (2017 documentary) Symphony Space
Category

• Leonard Nimoy albums
• Albums produced by Charles Randolph Grean
• 1968 albums
• Dot Records albums