Mama He's Crazy
| "Mama He's Crazy" | ||||
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| Single by The Judds | ||||
| from the album Wynonna & Naomi | ||||
| B-side | "Down Home" | |||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | RCA/Curb | |||
| Writer(s) | Kenny O'Dell | |||
| Producer(s) | Brent Maher | |||
| The Judds singles chronology | ||||
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"Mama He's Crazy" is a song written by Kenny O'Dell, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in April 1984 as the second from the album Wynonna & Naomi. The song was The Judds' second country hit and the first of fourteen number one country hits. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] It was only the second country number one sung by a female duo ever; previously only The Davis Sisters featuring Skeeter Davis had made it to number one on the country chart in 1953 with their song "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know".[2]
Cover versions
- In 1984, Pinkard & Bowden released a parody of the song titled "Mama She's Lazy". This parody went to number 39 on the country music charts.[3]
- In 2007, Jill Johnson covered the song on the Music Row album.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 184.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 101.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 326. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Music Row" (in Swedish). Svensk dediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Judds – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for The Judds.
External links
| Preceded by "Angel in Disguise" by Earl Thomas Conley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 4, 1984 |
Succeeded by "That's the Thing About Love" by Don Williams |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 18, 1984 |
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