Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Live on the Sunset Strip is the seventeenth album by American comedian Richard Pryor. Produced by Pryor and Biff Dawes, the album was released alongside the comedian's film of the same name in 1982. The material includes Pryor's frank discussion of his drug addiction and of the June 9, 1980 night that he caught on fire while freebasing cocaine.

Live on the Sunset Strip
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1982
Recorded1981–1982 (see below)
GenreComedy
Length59:53
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRichard Pryor, Biff Dawes
Richard Pryor chronology
Wanted: Live in Concert
(1978)
Live on the Sunset Strip
(1982)
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording in 1982.

Track listing

  1. "Women" – 11:24
  2. "Prison" – 6:25
  3. "Africa" – 10:33
  4. "Mafia Club" – 6:04
  5. "Mudbone" – 7:38
  6. "Freebase" – 8:12
  7. "Hospital" – 10:17

Recording locations

  • Tracks 1–4 and 6–7 recorded at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California, December 1981 (except track 3, recorded in October 1981).
  • Track 5 recorded at The Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, January 5, 1982.
  • Location recording by Wally Heider Recording, engineers Biff Dawes, Jack Crymes and Bill Broms.

References

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