''The Anthology (1968–1992)'' is a two- CD compilation distilling the best tracks from American comedian

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as on ...

's seven albums he recorded and/or released on

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...

or its subsidiary

Reprise In music, a reprise ( , ; from the verb 'to resume') is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the 18th century—was simply any repe ...

, and is essentially the digest version of his 2000 nine-CD box set '' ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992)''. Pryor and his wife/manager Jennifer Lee Pryor assisted in and authorized the compilation, which was produced by the same team responsible for the ''...And It's Deep Too'' box set, Reggie Collins and Steve Pokorny.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Super Nigger" – 3:15 #"Prison Play" – 9:10 #"Nigger With A Seizure" – 5:24 #"Have Your Ass Home By 11:00" – 2:30 #"Black And White Life Styles" – 3:42 #"Exorcist" – 1:53 #"Niggers Vs. The Police" – 1:41 #"Wino Dealing With Dracula" – 2:06 #"Wino And Junkie" – 7:05 #"Mudbone - Intro" – 5:42 #"Mudbone - Little Feets" – 11:45 #"When Your Woman Leaves You" – 6:27 #"Cocaine" – 4:08 #"Acid" – 4:53 #"Bicentennial Prayer" – 6:39 #"Bicentennial Nigger" – 2:24

Disc two

#"New Year's Eve" – 3:50 #"Discipline" – 7:57 #"Heart Attacks" – 8:09 #"Monkeys" – 4:04 #"Being Sensitive" – 7:53 #"Africa" – 10:30 #"Freebase" – 8:12 #"Hospital" – 10:14 #"I Like Women" – 6:20 #"M.S." – 10:36

Track origins

*Disc One, Tracks 1-2: :From the album ''

'', Dove/Reprise #RS-6325 (released November 1968) ::Produced by Robert Marchese ::Engineered by

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. S ...

::Recorded live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA (September 1968) *Disc One, Tracks 3-9: :From the album ''

That Nigger's Crazy ''That Nigger's Crazy'' is the third album by American comedian Richard Pryor. It was recorded live at Don Cornelius' Soul Train nightclub in early 1974. The album's title was derived from a remark made by Pryor himself in '' Wattstax''. Initiall ...

'', Partee/Stax #2404 (released May 1974); Reissued as

#MS-2241 (November 10, 1975) ::Produced by

::Recorded by Haji Sound Recording Co.,

Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

::Recorded live at

Don Cornelius Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show ''Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1971 until 1993 ...

' Soul Train, early 1974 *Disc One, Tracks 10-13: :From the album '' ...Is It Something I Said?'',

#MS-2227 (released July 25, 1975) ::Produced by David Banks ::Engineered by Biff Dawes ::Edited and Remixed by Rudy Hill ::Recorded live at the

Latin Casino The Latin Casino was a Philadelphia-area nightclub that first opened in 1944 at 1309 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many top entertainers performed at the Latin including Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, ...

Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.

, May 26, 1975 *Disc One, Tracks 14-16: :From the album '' Bicentennial Nigger'',

#BSK-2960 (released September 10, 1976) ::Produced by David Banks ::Engineered by Biff Dawes ::Recorded live at

The Comedy Store The Comedy Store is an American comedy club opened in April 1972. It is located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. An associated club is located in La Jolla, San Diego, California. History The Comedy S ...

Hollywood, CA Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...

, February 1976 and

The Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre (often just the Roxy) is a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, owned by Lou Adler and his son, Nic. History The Roxy was opened on September 23, 1973, by Elmer Valentine and Lou Adler, along wi ...

, West Hollywood, CA, July 1976 *Disc Two, Tracks 1-5: :From the album '' Wanted/Richard Pryor - Live In Concert'',

#2BSK-3364 (released November 17, 1978) ::Produced by

and Biff Dawes ::Engineered by Biff Dawes ::Recorded live at

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...

Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

City Center of Music and Drama New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama,. The name "City Center for Music and Drama Inc." is the organizational parent of the New York City Ballet and, until 2011, the New York City Opera. and th ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, and

Auditorium Theatre The Auditorium Theatre is a music and performance venue located inside the Auditorium Building at 50 Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by the Richardsonian Romanesque Style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the building was ...

, Chicago, IL with the Wally Heider Remote. *Disc Two, Tracks 6-8: :From the album '' Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip'',

#BSK-3660 (released March 24, 1982). ::Produced by

and Biff Dawes ::Engineered by Biff Dawes and Jack Crymes ::Recorded live at

Circle Star Theater The Circle Star Theatre was a performing arts venue in San Carlos, San Mateo County, California. Its name is based on it being a theater in the round, featuring a rotating circular stage with none of its 3,743 seats further than 50 feet (15 m) fr ...

San Carlos, CA San Carlos (Spanish for "St. Charles") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population is 30,722 per the 2020 census. History Native Americans Prior to the Spanish arrival in 1769, the land of San Carlos was occupi ...

, October 1981 and December 1981 with the Record Plant Mobile Studios,

. *Disc Two, Track 9: :From the album ''Here And Now'',

#23981 (released October 12, 1983) ::Produced by David Banks ::Engineered by Jeff Dodge ::Re-Edited by Rudy Hill ::Recorded live at The Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA, August 9, 1983 ::Edited at The L.A. Studios,

*Disc Two, Track 10: :First issued on '' That African-American's Still Crazy: Good Shit From The Vaults'', the CD of unreleased material included on the box set '' ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992)'', Warner Archives/

Rhino A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

#76655 (released October 17, 2000). ::No producer credit given ::Edited by Dan Hersch, Reggie Collins and Steve Pokorny. ::Recorded live at

, October 1992.

Personnel

- performer, spoken word, writer, "assistance and cooperation" * Jennifer Lee Pryor - "assistance and cooperation" * Reggie Collins - compilation producer, discographical annotation * Steve Pokorny - compilation producer * Pat Kraus – Remastering * Mike Engstrom - product manager * Jo Motta - project coordination * Gary Peterson - discographical annotation * Shawn Amos - liner notes coordination * Julee Stover - editorial supervision * Cory Frye - editorial supervision * Maria Villar - art direction * Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo - design *

Henry Diltz Henry Stanford Diltz (born September 6, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American folk musician and photographer who has been active since the 1960s. Career Among the bands Diltz played with was the Modern Folk Quartet. While a member of ...

- cover photo, inside photos * Bruce W. Talamon - back cover photo, inside photos * Michael Ochs Archives - inside photos * Globe Photos - inside photos *

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

- inside photos * Photofest - inside photos * Patrick Milligan - project assistance * Quincy Newell - project assistance * Amy Utstein - project assistance * Randy Perry - project assistance

External links

I Ain't Dead Yet, M*therf@ck%r!! -- Richard Pryor's Official WebsiteRhino Records info page on ''The Anthology (1968–1992)''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthology (1968-1992), The Rhino Records compilation albums Richard Pryor compilation albums 2002 compilation albums