''Watch It, Sucker!'' is the second and most acclaimed album released by American comic and actress
LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920September 14, 2002) was an Americans, American actress, comedian and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded Ribaldry ...
, who released the album in 1977 under the name of simply LaWanda.
This was Page's first album to feature musical accompaniment to create the "party album" atmosphere of albums by her contemporaries, including friends
Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movemen ...
and
Rudy Ray Moore
Rudolph Frank Moore (March 17, 1927October 19, 2008), known as Rudy Ray Moore, was an American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer.[Aunt Esther
Esther Winfield Anderson, known as Aunt Esther, is a fictional character from the television series ''Sanford and Son''. She was played by actress LaWanda Page, an acquaintance of series star Redd Foxx. Page was Foxx's first and only choice to ...]
on the hit television show ''
Sanford and Son
''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom '' Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to ...
'', and was often sampled in hip-hop recordings.
The album includes the raunchy preacher-based routines that she later revised for her third solo album, ''Preach On Sister, Preach On!''.
Track listing
# "Hoe House Blues"
# "The Whores in Church"
# "Crazy House"
# "Bus Driver"
# "Thermometer"
# "Bye Bye Black Bird"
# "Ring Dang Do"
# "Star in the East"
# "Darkie"
# "The Buggy Ride"
# "Welcome"
# "Open Drawer Whores"
# "Suck It Dry"
# "Karate Monkey"
# "The Hoe'in Game"
# "It's Your Thing"
External links
Watch It, Sucker! at CD Universe.com
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LaWanda Page albums
1972 albums
Laff Records albums