Sane Advice is the fifth solo album (and sixth overall) for American

United States

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 comedienne and actress LaWanda Page

LaWanda Page

LaWanda Page , born Alberta Peal, was an American actress and comedienne best known for her portrayal of Aunt Esther in the 1970s TV sitcom Sanford and Son.-Early life and career:...

, released on the Laff Records

Laff Records

Laff Records was a small independent record label specializing in comedy and party records originating on the West Coast of the United States. Amongst their artists were Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, George Carlin, black ventriloquist duo Richard And Willie, Kip Addotta, Belle Barth, Rex...

 label with just the first name of her stage name, LaWanda (her real name being Alberta Peal).

This was her first and only "clean" record, leaving off the explicit humor from her previous albums. The album features more of an improvisational and personal view of the entertainer's life than in previous recordings, and features no second-long monologues. The comic mocked the traditional gospel

Gospel

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 song, "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down)

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down)

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", using the words "since I laid my old man down".

No date is known of its recording but Laff Records released the album in 1979, two years after Page's tenure as Aunt Esther on "Sanford & Son" ended with the show's cancellation in 1977.

While Page will continue to perform stand-up, continuing her raunchy monologue bits until illness derailed her in the mid-1990s, this was the last album the comic released after her Laff contract was terminated following this album's release.

Tracklisting

1. "Since I Laid My Old Man Down"
2. "Test Tube Babies"
3. "Husband"
4. "Show Biz, Honey!"
5. "Sane Advice"
6. "Beverly Watts"
7. "Pastor's Angels"
8. "Mother's Day"
9. "Bible Cake"