The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
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The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart is a 1960 live album by comedian Bob Newhart. Recorded at the Tidelands Club in Houston, Texas[4] by recording engineer Bill Holford, Newhart's debut album reached #1 on the Billboard Mono Action Albums chart (later the Billboard 200) on August 1, 1960,[5] and remained at the top for 14 weeks. In Canada, the album was #1 for 17 of 18 weeks between June 13[6] and October 10.[7] The album stayed on the chart for two years, selling over 600,000 copies near release and ranking as the 20th best-selling album of all time on the Billboard charts.[8] It won Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards, where Newhart was named Best New Artist; it was the first comedy album to win Album of the Year and the only time a comedian had won Best New Artist.
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Released | May 6, 1960[1] | |||
Recorded | February 10, 1960[2] | |||
Genre | Stand-up comedy | |||
Length | 31:55 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Newhart wanted the title to be The Most Celebrated New Comedian Since Attila the Hun, but Warner Bros. executives created the album's title and Newhart had to settle for his idea as a subtitle.[9]
The album was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.[10]