''Bicentennial Nigger'' is the sixth album by the American comedian

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as on ...

. David Banks produced the album, while

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released the album in September 1976. It is often considered one of his most influential recordings. The CD version of the album was released on 20 June 1989. It won the 1977

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. The album was recorded in July 1976 at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, with the exception of the title track, recorded at

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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 # "Hillbilly" - 2:15 # "Black and White Women" - 4:06 # "Our Gang" - 2:48 # "Bicentennial Prayer" - 6:42 Side two # "Black Hollywood" - 5:25 # "Mudbone Goes to Hollywood" - 10:11 # "Chinese Restaurant" - 1:18 # "Acid" - 4:55 # "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.

References

External links

Richard Pryor's Official Homepage
Richard Pryor live albums Stand-up comedy albums 1976 live albums Warner Records live albums Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album 1970s comedy albums United States Bicentennial Albums recorded at the Roxy Theatre {{1970s-album-stub