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Charts. "Mama Used to Say" was released in 1981 and reached the UK Singles Chart top 10 in June 1982, where it remained at #7 for two weeks. [ 3] It was also a Top 40 hit and in the United States, earning Junior a Best Newcomer award from Billboard magazine. [ 4] The song was ranked at #6 among the top 10 tracks of the year for 1981 by NME.
Bryan-Michael Paul Cox (born December 1, 1977) [1] is an American record producer and songwriter, known for his work with artists such as Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Toni Braxton. [2] His most notable productions are "Be Without You" for Mary J. Blige, "Burn", "Confessions Part II" and "U Got It Bad" for Usher, and "Shake It Off ...
1981–present. Labels. Mercury Records. Website. juniorgiscombe .co .uk. Norman Washington "Junior" Giscombe (born 6 June 1957) [ 1] is an English singer-songwriter often known as Junior who was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. He is best known for his 1982 hit single, "Mama Used to Say".
R&B started to become homogenized, with a group of high-profile producers responsible for most R&B hits. It was hard for R&B artists of the era to sell their music or even have their music heard because of the rise of hip-hop, but some adopted a "hip-hop" image, were marketed as such, and often featured rappers on their songs. In 1990 ...
The song has been often sampled in rap music, [10] including Foxy Brown and Dru Hill's "Big Bad Mama".; In May 27, 1999, Chinese American singer Coco Lee sampled "She's a Bad Mama Jama" into her track in Mandarin produced by Korean-American Asian music producer Jae Chong called “We Can Dance” featured on her album From Today Until Forever (今天到永遠).
At My Front Door. " At My Front Door " is a song written by Ewart Abner and John Moore and performed by The El Dorados. It reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955. [2] The song was featured on their 1957 album, Crazy Little Mama. [3]
On February 7, 1971, "Just My Imagination" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 71 and later number one on both the Hot 100 and the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles charts. [9] It also became the group's first entry on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number 33; the group would not return to that chart until 1984. [14]
That's All Right. " That's All Right " is a song written and originally performed by the American blues singer Arthur Crudup and recorded in 1946. It was rereleased in early March 1949 by RCA Victor under the title "That's All Right, Mama", which was issued as RCA's first rhythm and blues record on its new 45 rpm single format.