''Disco Bill'' (1977) is an album by
Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy ...
. It is his fifth, and last, musical comedy/parody album. As with ''
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days'', Cosby stated he improvised much of the material on the album; as its name implies, the album spoofs the
disco
Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...
craze of the late 1970s.
Track listing
#A Simple Love Affair (Cosby, Gardner) – 4:38
#What Ya Think 'Bout Lickin' My Chicken (Cosby, Gardner, Watson) – 4:04
#Rudy (Cosby, Gardner) – 1:56
#Boogie on Your Face (Cosby, Gardner) – 3:03
#Happy Birthday Momma (Cosby, Gardner, Mays) – 4:01
#That's How I Met Your Mother (Cosby, Gardner) – 3:19
#1, 2, 3 (Barry) – 4:10
#Section #9 (Cosby, Gardner) – 3:12
#A Nasty Birthday (Cosby) – 3:32
#What's in a Slang (Cosby, Gardner) – 2:19
References
1977 albums
Bill Cosby albums
Capitol Records albums
1970s comedy albums
Albums produced by Stu Gardner
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