Why Is There Air?

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Why Is There Air?
Studio album by Bill Cosby
Released	1965
Recorded	1965 Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Length	39:48
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Allan Sherman, Roy Silver
Professional reviews
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Bill Cosby chronology
I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966)

Why Is There Air? (1965) is the third album by Bill Cosby. It was recorded at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It won the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Jerry Seinfeld states in the inner sleeve of his album I'm Telling You for the Last Time that this was the first comedy album he ever listened to and subsequently helped inspire him to become a stand-up comedian. Seinfeld was finally able to meet Cosby in person in 2002.

The track "Hofstra" is actually an expanded re-telling of the track released on I Started Out as a Child as "T.V. Football", showcasing Cosby's growing ability to tell a story.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. Kindergarten – 8:15
2. Personal Hygiene – 1:04
3. Shop – 3:10
4. Baby – 3:49
5. Driving in San Francisco – 3:45

[edit] Side two

1. $75 Car – 7:40
2. The Toothache – 4:10
3. Hofstra – 8:00