The Best of Bill Cosby


The Best of Bill Cosby is the 12th album by Bill Cosby.
It is his first compilation album containing favorites from his tenure with Warner Bros. Records, which had just been completed earlier that year. The liner notes were by David Ossman of the comedy group The Firesign Theatre.

Track listing

Some of the track titles on this album differ from those on the albums from which they were taken. Where applicable, the original titles are shown in parentheses.

Side 1

  1. Noah: Right! – 2:05
  2. Noah: And the Neighbor – 1:43
  3. Noah: Me and You, Lord – 3:11
  4. Revenge – 5:58
  5. The Lone Ranger – 0:55
  6. Old Weird Harold – 5:12

    Side 2

  7. Driving in San Francisco – 3:45
  8. The Apple – 1:43
  9. Babies – 3:49
  10. The Water Bottle – 0:58
  11. Street Football – 1:17
  12. Fat Albert – 9:05
"The Lone Ranger", as presented on this album, is a truncated version of the original recording.
The cassette tape release of the album reverses Sides 1 and 2 of the LP in order to sequence the longer side first.

British track listing

In 1967, an album of the same title was released in England by Warner Brothers, but with a different track listing and different cover art.

Side One

  1. Medic
  2. Go Carts
  3. $75 Car
  4. Noah: Right!
  5. Noah: And the Neighbor
  6. Noah: Me and You, Lord

    Side Two

  7. Tonsils
  8. Kindergarten
  9. The Playground