Tell Mama
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"Tell Mama" is a 1967 soul and R&B song by Etta James, celebrated for its powerful vocals and status as one of her signature hits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell Mama canonical | 9 |
| Tell Mama (album) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Etta James ⓘ |
| bSide | I’d Rather Go Blind ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 hit
ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | one of Etta James’s signature hits ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy | Janis Joplin ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
emotional support
ⓘ
romantic troubles ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Southern soul sound
ⓘ
horn-driven arrangement ⓘ powerful lead vocals ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic soul song ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Etta James ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf |
Tell Mama
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tell Mama (album)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| performer | Etta James ⓘ |
| producer | Rick Hall ⓘ |
| recordedAt | FAME Studios ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Muscle Shoals, Alabama ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Cadet Records
ⓘ
Chess Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jamesetta Hawkins
subject surface form:
Jamesetta Hawkins
this entity surface form:
Tell Mama (album)
subject surface form:
I'd Rather Go Blind
subject surface form:
I'd Rather Go Blind
subject surface form:
FAME Studios