The Best of Herman's Hermits
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| The Best of Herman's Hermits | ||||
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| Released | November 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 25:42 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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| Singles from The Best of Herman's Hermits | ||||
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The Best of Herman's Hermits is the first compilation album by the English rock band Herman's Hermits, released in November 1965 by MGM Records.[2]
The Best of Herman's Hermits was released in November 1965 by MGM Records, and contains most of the band's biggest hits, as well as two new recordings, a cover of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World", and "Just a Little Bit Better".[2] In the liner notes of the album, June Harris wrote that the band "illustrate the good taste of the group in their choice of material" in the eleven selections on the album.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
Writing for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann opined that "the music was well-produced by Mickie Most, and it remains entertaining, if sometimes precious."[2] Billboard's writers gave it a positive review in the 20 November 1965 issue of the magazine.[5] Cashbox wrote the band "have a powerhouse commercial outing with this collection of their biggest hit singles", noting "the British quintet take a long step toward completely satisfying their innumerable fans’ desires. The LP should be one of the boys’ biggest."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" |
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| 1:49 |
| 2. | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Trevor Peacock | Herman's Hermits | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Mother-in-Law" | Allen Toussaint | Herman's Hermits | 2:21 |
| 4. | "I'm into Something Good" |
| Herman's Hermits | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Silhouettes" | Herman's Hermits on Tour | 1:57 | |
| Total length: | 12:51 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Just a Little Bit Better" | Kenny Young | New song | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" | Herman's Hermits on Tour | 2:15 | |
| 3. | "The End of the World" | b-side to "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" | 2:57 | |
| 4. | "Sea Cruise" | Huey "Piano" Smith | Herman's Hermits | 2:08 |
| 5. | "I Gotta Dream On" | Gary Gordon | Herman's Hermits | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Wonderful World" | New song | 1:57 | |
| Total length: | 25:42 | |||