The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back
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Released | 1960 | |||
Genre | Stand-up comedy | |||
Length | 36:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back is a 1960 stand-up comedy album by Bob Newhart. Released soon after Newhart's top-selling debut The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, the sequel album reached #1 on the Billboard Monophonic Action Albums chart on January 9, 1961.[2] The two albums would occupy the top two positions on the chart for almost 30 weeks.[3] Propelled by the success of Newhart's first album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back had sold 150,000 advance copies at the time of its release.[4]
The album's tracks were recorded at the hungry i in San Francisco and Freddie's in Minneapolis.[5]
Track listing[]
- "Automation and a Private in Washington's Army" – 5:10
- "The Grace L. Ferguson Airline (And Storm Door Co.)" – 9:30
- "Bus Drivers School" – 6:13
- "Retirement Party" – 8:08
- "An Infinite Number of Monkeys" – 1:33
- "Ledge Psychology" – 5:10
References[]
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1961-01-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ^ Ess, Ramsey (2018-03-15). "An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Smith, Cecil (1960-10-30). "It's Club Patrons Who Unbutton Lips". The Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 10.
- ^ "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back| Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
Categories:
- 1960 live albums
- Bob Newhart live albums
- Warner Records live albums
- Stand-up comedy albums