The Very Best of Big Mama Thornton

~ Release by Big Mama Thornton (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Track 2‒13 is misspelled as Tarzan & The Signified Monkey. This has been corrected here.

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-02 00:46 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Smell a Rat
recording of:
I Smell a Rat (in 1954)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Big Mama Thornton1:43
2I Ain’t No Fool Either
recording of:
I Ain’t No Fool Either (in 1954)
writer:
Don Robey and Joel Turnero
Big Mama Thornton2:21
3Don’t Talk Back
recording of:
Don’t Talk Back (in 1962)
writer:
Robert Geddins
Big Mama Thornton2:48
4The Big Change
recording of:
The Big Change (in 1954)
writer:
Don Robey and Fats Washington
Big Mama Thornton2:44
5Walking Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues (in 1955)
writer:
Don Robey and Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton3:01
6The Fish
recording of:
The Fish (in 1955)
writer:
Philip Springer
Big Mama Thornton2:42
7Big Mama’s Blues
recording of:
Big Mama’s Blues (in 1961)
writer:
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton2:56
8How Come
recording of:
How Come (in 1955)
writer:
Don Robey
Big Mama Thornton2:34
9Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
recording of:
Laugh, Laugh, Laugh (in 1955)
writer:
Don Robey
Big Mama Thornton2:44
10Partnership Blues
recording of:
Partnership Blues (in 1951)
writer:
Don Robey
Big Mama Thornton2:41
11Night Mare
recording of:
Night Mare (in 1953)
writer:
Jerry Leiber, Johnny Otis and Mike Stoller
Big Mama Thornton2:53
12You Did Me Wrong
recording of:
You Did Me Wrong (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton2:45
13Tarzan & The Dignified Monkey
recording of:
Tarzan & The Dignified Monkey (in 1955)
writer:
Elroy Peace
Big Mama Thornton2:54
14Yes, Baby
recording of:
Yes, Baby (in 1953)
writer:
Johnny Ace (1950s rhythm & blues)
Big Mama Thornton with Johnny Ace2:49