Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days

Studio album by Bill Cosby

Released

June 1976

Recorded

1976

Genre

Comedy

Length

33:22

Bill Cosby chronology

Down Under
(1975)

Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days
(1976)

Disco Bill
(1977)

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Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) is a musical comedy album by Bill Cosby.

Background

For nine years, Cosby released at least an album a year since 1964. After a three-year hiatus, this was his first comedy album since 1973's Fat Albert, and he wouldn't return to a full-fledged stand-up album again until My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do?

This is also his first album on Capitol Records. In this, his sixth musical album release (counting the 1971 instrumental jazz/funk album Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band and its 1972 sequel; otherwise it is the fourth under his own name), he parodies various rhythm and blues artists including James Brown and Barry White. The songs were written with producer/keyboardist Stu Gardner.

The first single, "Yes, Yes, Yes", became one of Cosby's biggest charted hits after "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)", reaching number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Billboard rhythm and blues singles chart. The song spoofed Barry White's deep-voiced spoken word monologues. "Ben" was sampled by Jurassic 5 on their 2002 song "After School Special".

Track listing

"Yes, Yes, Yes" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:21
"Chick on The Side" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:20
"Shift Down" – (Cosby/Gardner/Lansbury) – 4:07
"I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 6:00
"Do It to Me" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:22
"Ben" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:22
"You're Driving Me Crazy" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:59
"Garbage Truck Lady" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 2:38
"Luv Is" – (Cosby/Gardner) – 3:13
"What to do with life" - (Cosby/Gardner) - 2:58

Personnel

Ollie E. Brown, Nate Neblett – Drums
Bill Cosby – Vocals
Tony Drake – Guitar
Larry Farrow – Keyboards
Stu Gardner – Piano
Al Hall, Jr. – Trombone
Fred Jackson, Jr. – Saxophone
Melvin Moore – Trumpet
Nate Neblett – Drums
Ray Parker, Jr. – Bass, Guitar
Doug Richardson – Flute, Saxophone
David Sheilds – Bass
Wah Wah Watson – Guitar

Bill Cosby

Comedy albums	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963) I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968) 200 M.P.H. (1968) 8:15 12:15 (1969) It's True! It's True! (1969) Sports (1969) Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) When I Was a Kid (1971) For Adults Only (1971) Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) Fat Albert (1973) My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977) Bill's Best Friend (1978) Bill Cosby: Himself (1982) Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986) Oh, Baby! (1991)

Music albums	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971) Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972) At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974) Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) Disco Bill (1977) Where You Lay Your Head (1990) My Appreciation (1991) Hello Friend: To Ennis, With Love (1997) Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (2004) Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The New Mixes Vol. 1 (2004) State of Emergency (2009) Keep Standing (2010)

Compilations	The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) Bill (1973) Down Under (1975) Cosby and the Kids (1986) At His Best (1994) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby (2001) The Bill Cosby Collection (2004)

Singles	"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" (1967) "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" (1970) "I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself" (1976) "Yes, Yes, Yes" (1976)

Television	I Spy (1965–68) The Bill Cosby Special (1968) The Bill Cosby Show (1969–71) The Electric Company (1971–77) The New Bill Cosby Show (1972) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–85) Cos (1976) The Cosby Show (1984–92) A Different World (1987–93) You Bet Your Life (1992–93) The Cosby Mysteries (1994–95) Cosby (1996–2000) Kids Say the Darndest Things (1998–2000) Little Bill (1999–2004) Fatherhood (2004–05)

Stand-up comedy films and specials	Himself (1983) 49 (1987) Far from Finished (2013) Bill Cosby 77 (unreleased)

Family	Camille Cosby Ennis Cosby Erika Cosby

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