Greatest Comedy Hits

Greatest Comedy Hits is the first compilation album by American comedian Eddie Murphy. The album was released on May 27, 1997 for Columbia Records, produced by Vernon 'Vas' Lynch Jr [1] and Murphy himself.[2] Greatest Comedy Hits featured his greatest stand-up comedy sketches as well as recordings from his films, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor and Eddie Murphy Raw.

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Greatest Comedy Hits
Greatest hits album by
Eddie Murphy
ReleasedMay 27, 1997
GenreComedy
Length64:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerEddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy chronology
Love's Alright
(1993)		 Greatest Comedy Hits
(1997)		 All I Fuckin' Know
(1998)

Track listing
  1. "The Barbecue" - 1:45 (originally released in 1983)
  2. "Drinking Fathers" - 8:09 (originally released in 1982)
  3. "Singers" - 6:50 (originally released in 1983)
  4. "Old Jew" - 1:54
  5. "Ice Cream Man" - 3:25 (originally released in 1983)
  6. "Boxers" - 3:11
  7. "Hit by a Car" - 5:49 (originally released in 1982)
  8. "Cumin' Hard" - 5:52
  9. "Skeleton in Closet" - 6:13
  10. "Grandma Klump" - 2:19
  11. "Buckwheat" - 2:06 (originally released in 1982)
  12. "Niggaz in the '70s" - 1:36
  13. "Moses" - 3:49
  14. "Lost in Space" - 0:47
  15. "Little Richard" - 1:06
  16. "Black Sambo" - 1:38
  17. "Almost Fucked a Midget" - 4:53
  18. "Seeing Birth" - 3:10
from liner notes

'The re-issued of Eddie Murphy's Greatest Comedy Hits is a compilation of a virtually forgotten phase of Eddie Murphy's stellar 20-year career as one of the greatest stand-up comics of our time. This compilation ranges the ten-year period between 1977 and 1987 with performances from:

Eddie Murphy, as with all the best comedians, has a sharp and insightful sense of reality. Which is why Greatest Comedy Hits also contains seven previously unreleased compositions from various live club and concert dates, which include:

  • Niggaz In The '70s
  • Moses
  • Lost In Space
  • Little Richard
  • Black Sambo
  • Almost Fucked A Midget
  • Seeing Birth - a sensitive peek into Eddie Murphy's home life (and nod to Bill Cosby's story-telling structure)

Certainly, America would love to see a return to his roots in stand-up comedy, but because his movie star transcends all his other accomplishments, we've simply forgotten that Eddie Murphy is a hell of a funny guy, even when left to his own resources.' [3]

References
  1. Discogs - Vernon 'Vas' Lynch Jr. profile and discography
  2. Discogs - Greatest Comedy Hits (all versions)
  3. Discogs - Eddie Murphy: Greatest Comedy Hits (various versions)
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