Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) is an album by Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...

. Unlike most of his recordings, this is not a full-fledged comedy album, but rather a record intended for children to school them on the dangers of drugs

Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...

 through songs and dialogue. It won the Grammy Award in 1972

Grammy Awards of 1972

The 14th Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1972, and were broadcast live on television in the United States by ABC; the following year, they would move the telecasts to CBS, where they remain to this date...

 for Best Recording for Children

Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959. Prior to 1992, the award was known as Best Recording for Children and was therefore open to any audio recording, whether it was an album, a single song, a recording of a book, or the audio from a television show or movie...

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The album was available for some time to download free on Waxy.org. Cosby's lawyers eventually had the album download removed via cease and desist

Cease and desist

A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity and not to take it up again later or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization....

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Track listing

1. Introduction - Downers And Uppers
2. Questions and Answers
3. Dope Pusher
4. Bill Talks About Hard Drugs
5. I Found a Way Out
6. Order In The Classroom
7. People Make Mistakes
8. I Know I Can Handle It
9. Bill Talks About Pushers
10. Captain Junkie
11. Bill and the Kids Sing / Closing