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.
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| Released | November 17, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 86:31 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Richard Pryor, Biff Dawes | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
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 artistically significant."[4]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Richard Pryor.
- Side A
- "New Year's Eve" - 3:54
- "White and Black People" - 7:59
- "Black Funerals" - 2:55
- "Discipline" - 8:00
- Side B
- "Heart Attacks" - 8:11
- "Ali" - 4:11
- "Keeping in Shape" - 6:48
- "Leon Spinks" - 5:09
- Side C
- "Dogs and Horses" - 5:50
- "Jim Brown" - 4:43
- "Monkeys" - 4:05
- "Kids" - 3:50
- Side D
- "Nature" - 3:31
- "Things in the Woods" - 3:13
- "Deer Hunter" - 3:02
- "Chinese Food" - 3:23
- "Being Sensitive" - 7:54
Recording locations edit
- Tracks A2, B3, C1, C3-C4, D1-D2 and D5 recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, September 3, 1978.
- Tracks A1-A3, B1-B2, B4, C2 and D4 recorded at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York, New York, September 19, 1978.
- Tracks A4 and D3 recorded at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, September 28, 1978.
- Location recording by Wally Heider Recording, Biff Dawes, and Paul Sandweiss engineers.
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Gallucci, Michael. Wanted: Live in Concert at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1980 – Grammy Award Winners 1980". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "National Recording Registry Picks Are "Over the Rainbow"". Library of Congress. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "American album certifications – Richard Pryor – Wanted: Live in Concert". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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