"I'll Always Love My Mama" is a 1973 single by the Philly soul group The Intruders. Released from their album Save the Children, the single is a song commonly played on Mother's Day.[1]
| "I'll Always Love My Mama" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Intruders | ||||
| from the album Save the Children | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 6:39 | |||
| Label | Gamble | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gamble & Huff McFadden & Whitehead (co-writers) | |||
| The Intruders singles chronology | ||||
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Written by Gamble & Huff and co-written by McFadden & Whitehead, the song reached #36 on the pop chart and #6 on the R&B charts in the summer of 1973. It was recorded as a long LP track, which was broken down into Parts 1 and 2 for the single release. The song was inspired by Kenny Gamble's mother, Ruby, who died in 2012. It was used during the credits of The Simpsons episode "Moe Letter Blues".[2]
References
edit- ^ The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, p. 464
- ^ Morrison, John F. (March 16, 2012). "Ruby Gamble, an inspiration behind her famous son, dies at 96". Philly.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
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