Wanted: Live in Concert

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Wanted: Live in Concert
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Live album by
Richard Pryor
ReleasedNovember 17, 1978
Recorded1978
Genre Comedy
Length86:31
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Richard Pryor, Biff Dawes
Richard Pryor chronology
Bicentennial Nigger
(1976)		Wanted: Live in Concert
(1978)		 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide A− [2]

Wanted: Live in Concert (also known as Wanted/Richard Pryor - Live In Concert) is the twelfth album by American comedian Richard Pryor. Produced by Richard Pryor and Biff Dawes. Released as a double-LP in 1978, it includes performances from Pryor's concert tour in 1978. Two performances from that tour were filmed in Long Beach, California for theatrical release.

Contents

The album was one of the nominees for the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. [3] In 2017, Wanted: Live in Concert was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Pryor.

Side A
  1. "New Year's Eve" - 3:54
  2. "White and Black People" - 7:59
  3. "Black Funerals" - 2:55
  4. "Discipline" - 8:00
Side B
  1. "Heart Attacks" - 8:11
  2. "Ali" - 4:11
  3. "Keeping in Shape" - 6:48
  4. "Leon Spinks" - 5:09
Side C
  1. "Dogs and Horses" - 5:50
  2. "Jim Brown" - 4:43
  3. "Monkeys" - 4:05
  4. "Kids" - 3:50
Side D
  1. "Nature" - 3:31
  2. "Things in the Woods" - 3:13
  3. "Deer Hunter" - 3:02
  4. "Chinese Food" - 3:23
  5. "Being Sensitive" - 7:54

Recording locations

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Gallucci, Michael. Wanted: Live in Concert at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1980 – Grammy Award Winners 1980". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "National Recording Registry Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"". Library of Congress. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – Richard Pryor – Wanted: Live in Concert". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 22, 2022.


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