Revenge (Bill Cosby album)

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Revenge
Studio album by Bill Cosby
Released	January 1967
Recorded	1967 Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Length	41:56
Label	Warner Bros. Records
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Bill Cosby chronology
Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968)

Revenge (1967) is the sixth album by Bill Cosby.

It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Warner Bros. Records.

In the track "Buck Buck", Cosby first mentions Fat Albert, his Philadelphia childhood friend who was the basis for the hit cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Old Weird Harold, another of Cosby's friends/characters, is also featured on this album, on the track "9th Street Bridge."

Unlike earlier albums such as I Started Out as a Child which contained skits around TV shows such as the Lone Ranger, this album sees Cosby discuss his upbringing through anecdotes and introduce perhaps his most memorable character outside of Cliff Huxtable - Fat Albert. While later albums included this character, many fans regard this as his finest album and an influence on future comedy albums based on the anecdotal style.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. Revenge – 6:00
2. Two Daughters – 5:10
3. Two Brothers – 2:54
4. The Tank – 1:36
5. Smoking – 2:56
6. Wives – 3:27

[edit] Side two

1. Cool Covers – 4:22
2. 9th Street Bridge – 5:09
3. Buck, Buck – 9:13
4. Planes – 2:03