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I Am the Greatest! [Bonus Track]
I Am the Greatest! [Bonus Track]
Cassius Clay / CD / 2008
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Artist
Cassius Clay
Format
CD
Label Name
Rev-Ola
Producer
Joe Foster, Andy Morten
Release Date
2008 05 13
Song List
1: I Am the Greatest (3:21)
2: I Am the Double Greatest (4:32)
3: Do You Have to Ask? (3:41)
4: "I Have Written a Drama, " He Said Playfully (7:06)
5: Will the Real Sonny Liston Please Fall Down (4:37)
6: Funny You Should Ask (2:39)
7: 2138 (4:06)
8: The Knockout (4:05)
9: Afterpiece [See Round 1] (3:26)
10: Stand by Me [*] (2:03)
Style.Categories
Standup Comedy, Poetry
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As the 20th century wound down, it was time to honor all the true greats who had inhabited its time frame. Certainly one of those deserving a tip of the hat was
Muhammad Ali
, who single-handedly changed boxing and how African-Americans were treated in that sport. He stands as a model of black pride, a person who stood by his beliefs no matter the cost. But turn back the clock to the early '60s and
Muhammad Ali
was
Cassius Clay
, a loudmouthed prize fighter who was making headlines by outrageous behavior both in and out of the ring. He recited
poetry
, yammered on incessantly about how pretty he was, and made with the promo noise not unlike that of a modern day WWF wrestler. It was big enough news back then that
Columbia Records
had him record an entire album of his
poetry
for public consumption. Hey, if
the Bickersons
sold, maybe this big-mouthed boxing kid would too. The result is like listening to almost any other early-'60s comedy album because, racial pride aside, that's exactly how this album was viewed and sold back then.
Clay
runs through a set of his poems with varied musical backing and an audience to laugh and applaud in all the right spots. Those of you old enough to remember
Ali
verbally sparring with
Howard Cosell
will hear those seeds sown right here.
I Am the Greatest!
is one of the strangest reissues to come down the pike in ages, but a marvelous souvenir of a simpler time in America's history. [
Rev-Ola
's 2008 reissue included one bonus cut.] ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
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