The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| New Record Mirror | 5/5[2] |
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.[3] The two albums would occupy the top two positions on the chart for almost 30 weeks.[4] 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.[5]
The album's tracks were recorded at the hungry i in San Francisco and Freddie's in Minneapolis.[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "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
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (6 May 1961). "Bob Newhart: The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 8. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Action Albums". Billboard Music Week. 9 January 1961. p. 16.
- ^ 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. Vol. Calendar. p. 10.
- ^ "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back| Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "American album certifications – Bob Newhart – Button-Down Mind Strikes Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
