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.^{[citation needed]}

That Nigger's Crazy
Live album by Richard Pryor
Released	May 1974 (Partee/Stax) November 10, 1975 (Reprise)
Recorded	Early 1974
Venue	Soul Train nightclub (San Francisco)
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Length	33:38
Producer	Ron de Blasio & Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor chronology
Craps (After Hours) (1971) That Nigger's Crazy (1974) ...Is It Something I Said? (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[2]

Initially released on Stax Records under their "Partee" imprint, the album's success was temporarily derailed by the sudden closing of Stax later in 1974. Pryor regained control of the master rights to the album and signed with Warner Bros. Records almost immediately; the album was reissued on November 10, 1975, on their Reprise subsidiary, three months after Pryor's ...Is It Something I Said? was released.

The comedy album found its way to Billboard music charts where it went #1 on its R&B/Soul Albums chart for four weeks. It won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for 1974.

The album received much praise and sold 500,000 copies, also winning a Grammy award.

The album cover's rainbow border mimicked Barry White's 1973 album cover for Stone Gon'.

Track listing

1. "I Hope I'm Funny" – 3:28
2. "Nigger with a Seizure" – 5:24
3. "Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" – 2:30
4. "Black & White Life Styles" – 3:43
5. "Exorcist" – 1:53
6. "Wino Dealing with Dracula" – 2:11
7. "Flying Saucers" – 1:09
8. "The Back Down" – 3:37
9. "Black Man/White Woman" – 0:55
10. "Niggers vs. Police" – 1:42
11. "Wino & Junkie" – 7:06

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)

References

1. Allmusic review
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. "American album certifications – Richard Pryor – That Nigger's Crazy?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.