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Bicentennial Nigger

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Released
  
September 10, 1976

Genre
  
Stand-up comedy

Producer
  
David Banks

Recorded
  
July 1976 (see below)

Length
  
40:23

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

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Bicentennial Nigger(1976)
  
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Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

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Bicentennial Nigger is a comedy album by the American comedian Richard Pryor. David Banks produced the album, while Warner Bros. Records released the album on a cassette tape 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 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

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

He performed "Acid" during his legendary appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Track listing

  1. "Hillbilly" - 2:15
  2. "Black and White Women" - 4:06
  3. "Our Gang" - 2:48
  4. "Bicentennial Prayer" - 6:42
  5. "Black Hollywood" - 5:25
  6. "Mudbone Goes to Hollywood" - 10:11
  7. "Chinese Restaurant" - 1:18
  8. "Acid" - 4:55
  9. "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.

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    Bicentennial Nigger Wikipedia
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