The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back

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 Button-Down Mind Strikes Back
Live album by
Released1960
GenreStand-up comedy
Length36:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Bob Newhart chronology
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
(1960)
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back
(1960)
Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album's tracks were recorded at the hungry i in San Francisco and Freddie's in Minneapolis.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Automation and a Private in Washington's Army" – 5:10
  2. "The Grace L. Ferguson Airline (And Storm Door Co.)" – 9:30
  3. "Bus Drivers School" – 6:13
  4. "Retirement Party" – 8:08
  5. "An Infinite Number of Monkeys" – 1:33
  6. "Ledge Psychology" – 5:10

References

  1. "AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1961-01-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  3. Ess, Ramsey (2018-03-15). "An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. Smith, Cecil (1960-10-30). "It's Club Patrons Who Unbutton Lips". The Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 10.
  5. "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back| Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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