It's True It's True

Bill Cosby | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Flashback
• ASIN: B001AUKUTA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's the Women's Fault

2. Helicopters

3. Ants Are Cool

4. Burlesque Shows

5. The American Gambler

6. Shoelaces

7. Spanish Fly

8. Mr. Ike & The Neighborhood TV Set

9. Foreign Countries

Editorial Reviews

The comic genius of Bill Cosby transcends age, race, passing trends, and every other imaginable boundary line. A nine-times Grammy-winner and TV icon, his warm, personal, anecdotal humor radiates universal appeal and has profoundly influenced legions of stand-up artists and comedians who followed in his considerable wake. A prolific recording artist of dozens of spoken word/comic album tours de force, Cosby delivered many groundbreaking early titles that have never before been released on CD. Now Rhino revisits four of these Cosby classics with debut CD presentations to delight comedy fans everywhere! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Ants Are Cool, Helicopters & Shoelaces ~ Bill Cosby", March 12, 2005

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's True It's True (Audio CD)

Rhino Records presents "It's True! It's True!", the early works of Bill Cosby, master of comedy and storytelling...all selections written by Cosby...his standup style covers childhood antics and still holds up very well today as it did back in the '60s through the '80s...stories like "AMERICAN GAMBLER", ANTS ARE COOL", "BURLESQUE SHOWS", "FOREIGN COUNTRIES", kept us rolling in the aisles.

Although this is just an appetizer of some of the best, it is still a side splitter and brings out some of the routines we've come to know and love..."HELICOPTERS", "MR. IKE & THE NEIGHBORHOOD TV SET", "SHOESLACES", "SPANISH FLY", in today's world of crude humor, Cosby is a refreshing and welcome change in the genre of comedy...first issued in January 1969 (Warner Bros. #1770)...my children and I would listen to the old LP's that would leave us in hysterical laughter...those days and times are priceless, and so is this compilation from Bill Cosby!

Total Time: 33:51 on 9 Tracks ~ Rhino Records 74615 ~ (3/01/2005)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truth is Funnier than Fiction?, September 17, 2006

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This review is from: It's True It's True (Audio CD)

"It's True! It's True!" is a collection of standup comedy material by Bill Cosby, first released on vinyl in 1969, now on CD. It's not Bill's funniest, in my opinion, but it does have it's moments, plus Bill is always a great storyteller.

Among the things Bill talks about here: Adam and Eve, helicopters, ants, shining shoes, shoelaces, burlesque houses, gambling and the early days of television sets. A lot of material (the classic "Spanish Fly" and the 14 minute "Foreign Countries") focuses on the time when Bill was on location filming "I Spy" around the world.

It's not a perfect bunch of material. Bill sounds a little tired here. Not that his material is, just sounds like he's exhausted. They were busy times for him back then in the late 1960s, after all. Listen to the opening track "It's the Women's Fault", it takes a while for him to warm up. It's a very short CD, too, (roughly 34 minutes) which is a little disappointing. The booklet is equally brief, but it does tell you where and why Bill was when he was recording this, which was interesting.

It's worth picking up, but get some of the classic Bill Cosby CDs first like Revenge. Even the 2 disc Bill Cosby Collection (with material from 1977-1978) would be a decent pick. Three and a half stars for this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's True, It's Really True!, October 9, 2007

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This review is from: It's True It's True (Audio CD)

This is Bill Cosby at his creative best; brilliant insight into the human condition, with enough humorous sympathy to get a smille and a laugh out of anyone. This is a must for anyone who likes humor without being subjected to the risque.