"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" is a single by Carl Carlton. The song was written by Leon Haywood and became a major R&B hit, earning Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male[2] in 1982. Carlton's subsequent album, Carl Carlton, went gold in 1981. "She's a Bad Mama Jama" has since become a staple of compilation albums and soundtracks.
| "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" | ||||
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_by_Carl_Carlton_US_single_side-A.png) Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Carl Carlton | ||||
| from the album Carl Carlton | ||||
| B-side | "This Feeling's Rated X-tra" | |||
| Released | August 1981 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco[1] | |||
| Length | 5:52 (Album) 3:56 (Single) | |||
| Label | 20th Century | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leon Haywood | |||
| Carl Carlton singles chronology | ||||
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The track peaked at number 22 in the U.S.[3] It spent 21 weeks on the American charts, six weeks longer than his bigger hit, "Everlasting Love." "She's a Bad Mama Jama" also spent eight weeks at number two on the R&B/Soul chart. And on popular Top 40 radio station WABC in New York City, it hit No. 3 at the end of September 1981.[4] "She's a Bad Mama Jama" was certified a Gold record. Outside the US, it reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Chart performance
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand[6] | 27 |
| UK[5] | 34 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| US Billboard Soul Singles[7] | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 23 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 136 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Sampling
edit- 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).
References
edit- ^ Big Gigantic (September 20, 2016). "The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ L.A. Times "The Envelope" awards database, (Accessed August 15, 2006)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 139.
- ^ Musicradio77.com "Weekly Music Surveys" Sept. 29, 1981. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 94. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, February 14, 1982
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
- ^ "1981 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "American single certifications – Carl Carlton – She's a Bad Mama Jama". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Samples of She's a Bad Mama Jama". whosampled.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.