Good Day to Cross a River is the debut album by comedian Greg Giraldo

Greg Giraldo

Greg Giraldo was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and retired lawyer. Giraldo was best known for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast specials, and for his work on that network's television shows Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and...

, released by Comedy Central Records

Comedy Central Records

Comedy Central Records is a record label founded by Jack Vaughn and Comedy Central that puts out comedy albums by comedians that have appeared on their network....

 on October 24, 2006.

Track listing

1. "Greatest City on Earth / Getting Old" – 3:48
2. "WWJD / Priests / Pope / Wal-Mart / Penguins" – 5:07
3. "Brokeback Mountain / Gay Marriage / Siegfried and Roy" – 4:32
4. "Room For Dessert / Death by Chocolate / Lent / Snacks" – 2:40
5. "Fat Ass With Fingers / Illegal Aliens" – 1:46
6. "SUV / Fat Kids / Suing McDonald's / Dreammakers / Burned Genitals" – 3:51
7. "The Floater / Maury" – 3:46
8. "Monkeypox / Osama / Bird Flu" – 4:04
9. "Terrorism" – 4:29
10. "Dyslexic Luger / Civil War Letter / Kids / Baby in River" – 5:08
11. "Katrina" – 2:13
12. "Computer Dating / Couples Fight" – 3:20
13. "Brian Nichols / Lil Jon / MTV Cribs / Bitches" – 3:32
14. "Sexual Saturation" – 4:02

Reception

Good Day to Cross a River was met with highly positive reviews, such as Allmusic's David Jefferies who summarized the album's content saying, "There are times during Good Day to Cross a River when the audience is laughing so hard you know they're wiping tears out of their eyes". He also praised Giraldo, saying - "He's a sleazy, disgruntled guy on burst mode, hammering his audience relentlessly with cynical, outrageous, and extremely funny observations."