''Highly Illogical'' is an album which contains a collection of songs performed by ''

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'' actor

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. Most of the songs were originally recorded in the 1960s. The collection includes "

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", which tells the story of

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's book ''

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'', and has been included on various

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compilations. The title song, "Highly Illogical", features Spock pointing out the foibles of human thought, such as relationships, automobiles, and greed.

Track listing

Source: #"Highly Illogical" - 2:23 #" If I Had a Hammer" - 2:10 #"The Difference Between Us" - 2:14 #"

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a song written by Mel Tillis about a paralyzed veteran who lies helplessly as his wife "paints up" to go out for the evening without him; he believes that she is going in search of a lover. As he hears th ...

" - 2:49 #"Where It's At" - 2:22 #"

Abraham, Martin and John "Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Mir ...

" - 3:20 #"Contact" - 2:24 #"Nature Boy" - 2:16 #"Consilium" - 2:31 #"

Everybody's Talkin' "Everybody's Talkin (Echoes)" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Fred Neil in 1966 and released two years later. A version of the song performed by the American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson became a hit in 1969, ...

" - 2:59 #"Here We Go Round Again" - 2:20 #"

Proud Mary "Proud Mary" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by vocalist and lead guitarist John Fogerty. It was released as a single in January1969 by Fantasy Records and on the band's second studio album, '' Bayou Coun ...

" - 3:20 #"Once I Smiled" - 2:13 #"

Both Sides, Now "Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. One of the first recordings is by Judy Collins, whose version appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. (The earliest commercial release was by Dave Van Ro ...

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I Walk the Line "I Walk the Line" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash. After moderate chart success, it soon became Cash's first #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' country chart, and eventually crossed over to the pop charts, reaching #19 on the Bil ...

" - 2:19 #"Amphibious Assault" - 2:51 #" If I Were a Carpenter" - 2:47 #"Spock Thoughts" - 3:03 #"

Love of the Common People "Love of the Common People" is a song written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, eventually released in 1970 on John Hurley's album ''John Hurley Sings about People,'' but first sung in January 1967 by the Four Preps. The Four Preps' recording w ...

" - 2:41

References

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