''That Nigger's Crazy'' is the third album by American comedian

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. It was recorded live at

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nightclub in early 1974. The album's title was derived from a remark made by Pryor himself in ''

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''. Initially released on

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under their "Partee" imprint, the album's success was temporarily derailed by the sudden closing of Stax later in 1974. Pryor regained control of the master rights to the album and signed with

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almost immediately; the album was reissued on November 10, 1975, on their

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subsidiary, three months after Pryor's '' ...Is It Something I Said?'' was released. The comedy album found its way to ''Billboard'' music charts where it went #1 on its R&B/Soul Albums chart for four weeks. It won the

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for 1974. The album received much praise and sold 500,000 copies, also winning a

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. The album cover's rainbow border mimicked

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's 1973 album cover for '' Stone Gon'''.

Track listing

#"I Hope I'm Funny" – 3:28 #"Nigger with a Seizure" – 5:24 #"Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" – 2:30 #"Black & White Life Styles" – 3:43 #"Exorcist" – 1:53 #"Wino Dealing with Dracula" – 2:11 #"Flying Saucers" – 1:09 #"The Back Down" – 3:37 #"Black Man/White Woman" – 0:55 #"Niggers vs. Police" – 1:42 #"Wino & Junkie" – 7:06

References

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