

The rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony sampled the song for their single " Thuggish Ruggish Bone" from their 1994 debut EP Creepin on ah Come Up.Rapper Warren G sampled the song for his "Do You See" single from his "Regulate.Rapper Heavy D of Heavy D & the Boyz sampled "Mama Used to Say" for the song "Is It Good to You" from the album Peaceful Journey.Rapper Mac sampled the song on "Slow Ya Roll" from his album Shell Shocked.The song's guitar intro was also sampled for Positive K's hit, " I Got a Man".British comedian and rapper Richard Blackwood (Junior's nephew) sampled "Mama Used to Say" on his debut single "Mama – Who Da Man", which was produced by Lucas Secon and Mickey P and peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000.The video features cameos from Junior himself, Jaki Graham, Rod Temperton and Jazzie B amongst others. The video features both performance and behind the scenes footage from her April 2011 album launch show at London's Porchester Hall, soundtracked to the album version of the song. The music video for "Mama Used to Say" premiered on Knight's YouTube page on. "Mama Used to Say" (Cool Million's Boogie Down Mix) – 4:09."Mama Used to Say" (Cool Million's Boogie Down 12 Mix) – 5:36."Mama Used to Say" (Dave Doyle Extended Club Mix) – 7:42."Mama Used to Say" (Album Version) – 3:51."Mama Used to Say" (Radio Version) – 3:01.

It was an obvious choice for the album and a no-brainer for the choice of first single." Track listing Digital download It's still so fresh and just brings a smile whenever I sing it. Knight said of the song, "I think this was everyone's favourite track at the time and is still played on every "club classics" radio show in the country. Weekly charts Chart (1982)īeverley Knight version "Mama Used to Say"īritish singer-songwriter Beverley Knight released " Mama Used to Say" on 27 June 2011 as the first single release from her seventh studio album, Soul UK, a tribute to UK soul artists.
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The song was ranked at number 6 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME. "Mama Used to Say" was also a Top 40 Pop hit and Top 5 R&B hit in the United States, earning him a "Best Newcomer" award from Billboard magazine. "Mama Used to Say" was released in April 1982 and peaked inside the UK Singles Chart top 10 in June 1982, where it remained at number seven for two weeks.
