Both Sides of Herman's Hermits

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Both Sides of Herman's Hermits
Studio album by
Herman's Hermits
ReleasedAugust 1966 (US)
October 1966 (UK)
Recorded21 March, 30 April and 21 May 1966
Genre
Length29:52 on original UK release
LabelMGM (US/Canada)
Columbia (UK)
ProducerMickie Most
Herman's Hermits British chronology
Hold On!
(1966)		 Both Sides of Herman's Hermits
(1966)		 Dandy
(1967)
Herman's Hermits American chronology
Hold On!
(1966)		 Both Sides of Herman's Hermits
(1966)		 There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Both Sides of Herman's Hermits is the second UK album and fourth US album by the pop rock group Herman's Hermits. It was released in August 1966 in the US[2] and October 1966 in the UK. 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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Boy Sad"Wayne Walker2:25
2."Story of My Life"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:30
3."My Reservation's Been Confirmed"Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby, Harvey Lisberg2:48
4."Bus Stop"Graham Gouldman2:27
5."For Love"Hopwood, Leckenby, Lisberg2:50
6."Where Were You When I Needed You?"Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan2:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All the Things I Do for You Baby"Barri, Sloan2:20
2."Leaning on a Lamp Post"Noel Gay2:31
3."Dial My Number"Lester Vandyke1:56
4."Oo-ee Baby"Larry Dexter, D.C. Mullins2:13
5."Je suis anglais (L'autre jour)"Ralph Bernet, Gilles Jérome2:37
6."Listen People"Gouldman2:29
Bonus Tracks (2000 Repertoire Re-release)
  1. "Kansas City Loving" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
  2. "A Must to Avoid" (Barri, Sloan)
  3. "The Man With the Cigar" (Larry Kusik, Barry Richards)
  4. "Got a Feeling" (Fred Karger, Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman)
  5. "Hold On!" (Barri, Sloan)
  6. "Oh! Mr. Porter" (George Le Brunn, Thomas Le Brunn)
  7. "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (Albert Chevalier)
  8. "Two Lovely Black Eyes" (Charles Coborn)
  9. "My Old Dutch" (Chevalier, Charles Ingle)

US version

Side 1
  1. "This Door Swings Both Ways" (Don Thomas, Estelle Levitt)
  2. "Bus Stop" (Graham Gouldman)
  3. "For Love" (Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby, Harvey Lisberg)
  4. "Je suis anglais (L'autre jour)" (Ralph Bernet, Gilles Jérome)
  5. "Dial My Number" (Lester Van Dyke)
Side 2
  1. "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (Albert Chevalier)
  2. "Oh! Mr. Porter" (George Le Brunn, Thomas Le Brunn)
  3. "The Man With the Cigar" (Barry Richards, Larry Kusik)
  4. "Two Lovely Black Eyes" (Charles Coborn)
  5. "My Reservation's Been Confirmed" (Hopwood, Leckenby, Lisberg)
  6. "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.

Charts

Chart performance for Both Sides of Herman's Hermits
Chart (1966-1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 48
US Cashbox Album Charts[4] 35

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hermans-hermits-mn0000575051
  2. Viglione, Joe. "Both Sides of Herman's Hermits - Herman's Herm... | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Joel Whitburn's Top LP's 1945-1972. Record Research. p. 67.
  4. Hoffmann, Frank; Albert, George (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955-1974. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 164. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.