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Eddie Murphy (album)

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Released
  
November 6, 1982

Length
  
48:20

Genre
  
Comedy

Label
  
Columbia Records

Recorded
  
April 30-May 1, 1982, The Comic Strip, New York City, New York

Producer
  
Eddie Murphy, Robert Wachs, David Wolfert

Eddie Murphy is the self-titled debut solo album by Eddie Murphy. It was released in late 1982, on Columbia Records. It was certified as a Gold record and received a Grammy award nomination. The album drew ire from the gay community, Asian-American groups and Women's groups for some of the humor.

Contents

In addition to the comedy tracks, this album was sprinkled with several actual musical numbers, including "Boogie in Your Butt," which became a minor hit on the R&B charts.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Bret Adams wrote of the album "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 Eddie Murphy, except where noted.

  1. "Faggots" – 2:08
  2. "Buckwheat" – 1:57
  3. "Black Movie Theaters" – 2:33
  4. "Talking Cars" – 0:59
  5. "Doo-Doo/Christmas Gifts" – 6:44
  6. "Myths/A Little Chinese" – 7:59
  7. "Boogie in Your Butt" (Murphy, Wolfert) – 4:11
  8. "Drinking Fathers" – 4:05
  9. "Effrom" – 1:58
  10. "The Pope and Ronald Reagan" – 4:39
  11. "Hit by a Car" – 6:50
  12. "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

    Eddie Murphy (album) Wikipedia
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