''Eddie Murphy'' is the self-titled debut solo album by

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

. It was released in late 1982, on

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. It was certified as a

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and received a

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nomination. The album drew ire from the gay community, Asian-American groups and Women's groups for some of the humor. In terms of material, the release draws upon Murphy's work on the program ''

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''. The recording took place from April 30, 1982 to May 1, 1982, capturing some of Murphy's routines at the

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venue The Comic Strip. In addition to the comedy tracks, the album contained several songs, including the parody hip-hop song "Boogie in Your Butt", which became a minor hit on the

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Critical reception

Reviewing the album for

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, critic Bret Adams wrote, "Despite Murphy's gifts, his first standup comedy album, 1982's ''Eddie Murphy'', is uneven despite containing some classic routines."

Track listing

All tracks by

, except where noted. #"Faggots" – 2:08 #"Buckwheat" – 1:57 #"Black Movie Theaters" – 2:33 #"Talking Cars" – 0:59 #"Doo-Doo/Christmas Gifts" – 6:44 #"Myths/A Little Chinese" – 7:59 #"Boogie in Your Butt" (

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, Wolfert) – 4:11 #"Drinking Fathers" – 4:05 #"Effrom" – 1:58 #"The Pope and Ronald Reagan" – 4:39 #"Hit by a Car" – 6:50 #" Enough Is Enough" ( Jabara, Roberts) – 4:17

Production

*Produced by Eddie Murphy, Robert Wachs and David Wolfert *Recorded and engineered by Jack Malken *Mastered by Jack Adelman and Paul Brizzi *Remastering: Kevin Boutote

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eddie Murphy (Album) 1982 debut albums Columbia Records live albums 1980s comedy albums Eddie Murphy albums Live comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists Live spoken word albums Stand-up comedy albums