Richard Pryor - I Hope I'm Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983)

Richard Pryor — I Hope I'm Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983) 7LP

Limited to 1,000 copies

Celebrating Richard Pryor's comedic legacy encapsulated in a newly released box set!

Shocking. Hilarious. Boundary-defying. Fearless. Brilliant. In the world of comedy, few names resonate as powerfully as Richard Pryor. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time, Pryor's ability to weave incisive social and political observations into his storytelling has left an indelible mark on the genre. His comedic legacy goes beyond awards and accolades; he used humor to explore complex themes about race, addiction, and personal trauma, challenging societal norms while making audiences laugh.

In a celebration of his comedic genius, the enduring legacy of Richard Pryor is encapsulated in a newly released 7LP boxed set, I Hope I'm Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983). Each album showcases Pryor's unparalleled humor and thought-provoking social commentary, solidifying his reputation as one of the greatest comedians of all time.

The set includes six albums: That N*****'S Crazy, ...Is It Something I Said?, Bicentennial N*****, Wanted/Richard Pryor Live In Concert (double-LP), Live On The Sunset Strip, and Here And Now.

Scott Saul, a Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Becoming Richard Pryor (Harper Perennial), details Pryor's essential recorded output between 1974 and 1983 in the set's enlightening liner notes. Saul takes a deep dive into Pryor's vast and immeasurable influence on the world of comedy, quoting comedian Paul Rodriguez, who once said that "there are two periods in comedy in America: before Richard Pryor and after Richard Pryor."

"The Age of Pryor has never ended," Saul writes. "Across the six albums collected here, Pryor blew open what a comedian could do onstage, and it's the rare comedian who is not somehow in his debt."

 

 

That N*****’s Crazy

Side A

1. I Hope I’m Funny

2. N****r With A Seizure

3. Have Your Ass Home By 11:00

4. Black & White Life Styles

5. Exorcist

6. Wino Dealing With Dracula

Side B

1. Flying Saucers

2. The Back Down

3. Black Man/White Woman

4. N****s Vs. The Police

5. Wino & Junkie

…Is It Something I Said?

Side A

1. Eulogy

2. Shortage Of White People

3. New N****s

4. Cocaine

5. Just Us

6. Mudbone - Intro

Side B

1. Mudbone – Little Feets

2. When Your Woman Leaves You

3. The Goodnight Kiss

4. Women Are Beautiful

5. Our Text For Today

Bicentennial N****r

Side A

1. Hillbilly

2. Black & White Women

3. Our Gang

4. Bicentennial Prayer

Side B

1. Black Hollywood

2. Mudbone Goes To Hollywood

3. Chinese Restaurant

4. Acid

5. Bicentennial N****r

Wanted/Richard Pryor Live in Concert

LP 1 Side A

1. New Year’s Eve

2. White And Black People

3. Black Funerals

4. Discipline

LP 1 Side B

1. Heart Attacks

2. Ali

3. Keeping In Shape

4. Leon Spinks

LP 2 Side A

1. Dogs And Horses

2. Jim Brown

3. Monkeys

4. Kids

LP 2 Side B

1. Nature

2. Things In The Woods

3. Deer Hunter

4. Chinese Food

5. Being Sensitive

Live On The Sunset Strip

Side A

1. Women

2. Prison

3. Africa

Side B

1. Mafia Club

2. Mudbone

3. Freebase

4. Hospital

Here and Now

Side A

1. Here And Now

2. Southern Hospitality

3. Slavery

4. Motherland

5. I Met The President

6. Fire Exit

7. Mudbone (Part One)

Side B

1. Mudbone (Part Two)

2. Inebriated

3. One Night Stands

4. One Day At A Time

5. I Like Women

6. Being Famous

7. I Remember

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