''I Started Out as a Child'' is

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's second album, released in 1964. It is the first Cosby album that features his childhood memories in his comic routines, but many of the tracks are still

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. The title of the album is the first words spoken by Cosby at the beginning of Side 1, as indicated in the liner notes on the back cover Recorded live at

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, the album won the

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in 1965 for

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. It was added to the

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in 2009.

Track listing

Side one

#Sneakers – 1:56 #Street Football – 1:22 #The Water Bottle – 0:51 #Christmas Time – 1:44 #The Giant – 2:29 #Oops! – 0:58 #The Lone Ranger – 3:07 #Ralph Jameson – 1:53

Side two

#Medic – 3:45 #My Pet Rhinoceros – 0:46 #Half Man – 0:47 #Rigor Mortis – 2:47 #The Neanderthal Man – 3:16 #T.V. Football – 1:13 #Seattle – 3:48

References

1964 live albums Bill Cosby live albums Stand-up comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists Warner Records live albums United States National Recording Registry recordings Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album 1960s comedy albums 1960s spoken word albums Albums produced by Allan Sherman Albums recorded at Mister Kelly's United States National Recording Registry albums {{Comedy-album-stub