Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days

Infobox Album | Name = Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days
Type = Album
Artist = Bill Cosby


Recorded = 1976
Released = June 1976
Genre = Comedy
Length = 33:22
Label = Capitol/EMI Records
Producer = Stu Gardner
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:eraxqj3uoj0a link]
Last album = "Fat Albert"
(1973)
This album = "Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days"
(1976)
Next album = "Disco Bill"
(1976)

"Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days" (1976) is an album by Bill Cosby.

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 for Capitol Records. In this, his fourth musical album release, 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.

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