Bicentennial Nigger

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Bicentennial Nigger
Live album by
Richard Pryor
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1976
RecordedFebruary 1976 and July 1976
VenueThe Comedy Store and Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California
GenreStand-up comedy
Length40:23
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDavid Banks
Richard Pryor chronology
L.A. Jail
(1976) 		Bicentennial Nigger
(1976) 		Wanted: Live in Concert
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
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Bicentennial Nigger is the sixth album by the American comedian

Warner Bros. Records released the album in September 1976. It is often considered one of his most influential recordings.[2][3][4] The CD version of the album was released on 20 June 1989.[5] It won the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.[6]

The album was recorded in July 1976 at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, with the exception of the title track, recorded at The Comedy Store in Hollywood in February 1976, location recording by Wally Heider Recording, engineer Biff Dawes. Album cover design and art direction by Kosh.

It ends with the words "I ain't never goin' to forget".

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hillbilly" - 2:15
  2. "Black and White Women" - 4:06
  3. "Our Gang" - 2:48
  4. "Bicentennial Prayer" - 6:42

Side two

  1. "Black Hollywood" - 5:25
  2. "Mudbone Goes to Hollywood" - 10:11
  3. "Chinese Restaurant" - 1:18
  4. "Acid" - 4:55
  5. "Bicentennial Nigger" - 2:25
  • On cassette releases, "Acid" was moved to side one, after "Bicentennial Prayer," to make the content more even on each side of the tape.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ISBN 9780813054360.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  3. S2CID 143900518
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  4. OCLC 1039404339
    . Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  5. ^ "CD release". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  6. ^ "A new black superstar". Time. 1977-08-22. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Richard Pryor – Bicentennial Nigger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

External links

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