Something Like This: The Bob Newhart Anthology by Bob Newhart (CD, Mar-2001, 2 Discs, Rhino)

Album Features
UPC:	081227674229
Artist:	Bob Newhart
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Rhino
Genre:	Comedy
Number Of Discs:	2

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Abe Lincoln Vs. Madison Avenue
2. Cruise of the U.S.S. Codfish, The
3. Merchandising the Wright Brothers
4. Driving Instructor
5. Grace L. Ferguson Airline, The (And Storm Door Co.) [Live at the Hungry I
6. Bus Drivers School
7. Retirement Party
8. Ledge Psychology
9. Rocket Scientist
10. Uncle Freddie Show, The

DISC 2:
1. Introducing Tobacco to Civilization
2. Siamese Cat, The
3. Defusing a Bomb
4. Friend With a Dog, A
5. Expectant Father, The
6. On Poodles and Planes
7. Man Who Looked Like Hitler, The
8. King Kong
9. Returning a Gift
10. Buying a House
11. Ben Franklin in Analysis
12. Daddy of All Hangovers
13. On Trains and Planes
14. Modern Witch Doctor

Details
Playing Time:	143 min.
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Mixed
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Producers include: Jimmy Hilliard.Compilation producer: Bill Inglot.Engineers include: Lee Herschberg.Recorded between 1960 & 1967.Includes liner notes by Bill Inglot and Judy Brown.Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.Liner Note Author: Judy Brown.Recording information: Freddie's Club, MN; San Fernando State College, Northridge, CA; The Broadmoor International Center, Colorado Springs, C; The Crystal Room of the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, NV; The hungry i, San Francisco, CA; The Ice House, Pasadena, CA; The Tidelands club, Houston, TX; UCLA; University of California, Los Angeles, CA.Editor: Wally Kamin.Unique among even the most cutting-edge standup comics of the '60s, Bob Newhart entertained his audiences not with snappy patter and jokes, but with long monologues in which his voice represented one side of a conversation, the other side left to the listener's imagination. This idiosyncratic format proved endlessly adaptable, as Newhart spun seemingly endless scenarios from it. Before he became a beloved TV star with the Bob Newhart Show, he released several popular comedy albums, from which the best moments have been culled for inclusion on this definitive two-disc compilation. Whether he's advising Abraham Lincoln, confronting King Kong, or getting blitzed at a retirement party (among other comedic situations to be found here), Newhart employs his patented mild-mannered, "button-down" personality to subtle but sharp comic effect.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...This excellent 140-minute anthology includes his classic routines 'The Driving Instructor' and 'Bus Drivers School'...along with less famous selections...
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