Bill Cosby - The Best of Bill Cosby

Artist:

Cosby, Bill

UPC:

081227461423

See Also:

Nordine, Ken Burroughs, William S. Ginsberg, Allen Quincy Jones/Bill Cosby - The Original Jam Sessions 1969

Description:

The three Noah sketches included here were the highlight of Cosby`s first album, RIGHT!, and the closing "Fat Albert (Buck, Buck)" is a good example of Cosby`s talent for stretching out and elaborating on stories based on his childhood in Philadelphia--in very funny fashion. With their spot-on recollections of what it`s like to get a slush-ball down the back or to go to a monster movie (but to be too scared to watch), "Revenge" and "Old Weird Harold (9th Street Bridge)" also fit into the cycle of Cosby`s tales of growing-up.
Cosby`s gift lies in his ability to make you howl with laughter now at the things that could make life pure misery as a kid. It`s amazing how often he succeeds in zeroing-in on events you thought only you had to endure. BEST OF gives a fair idea of the comedian`s `60s work, but a few of his Warner Brothers album are completely overlooked. If this collection rings your chimes, check out WONDERFULNESS, which is loaded with such killer pieces as "Tonsils," "Go Carts," and "Chicken Heart," and TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I SLEPT WITH, a record worth it for the title cut alone.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Noah: Right!
2. Noah: And the Neighbor
3. Noah: Me and You, Lord
4. Revenge
5. Lone Ranger, The
6. Old Weird Harold
7. Driving in San Francisco
8. Apple, The
9. Babies
10. Water Bottle, The
11. Street Football
12. Fat Albert

Album Information

Release Date:

03/01/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Comedy

Label:

Rhino

Producer:

Jimmy Hilliard; Allan Sherman; Roy Silver

Catalog Number:

R-274614

Original Release Year:

1969

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

41 : 3

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