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Mama Don't Like It! 1950-56

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Smiley Lewis Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Shame Shame Shame
2 I Hear You Knocking
3 Bells Are Ringing
4 One Night
5 Please Listen to Me
6 Tee Nah Nah
7 Growing Old
8 Dirty People
9 Bee's Boogie
10 Lillie Mae
11 My Baby Was Right
12 Gumbo Blues
13 I Ain't Gonna Do It
14 Caldonia's Party
15 Big Mamou
16 Playgirl
17 Lying Woman
18 Blue Monday
19 Down the Road
20 Can't Stop Loving You
21 Ooh la la
22 Jailbird
23 Real Gone Lover
24 Bumpity Bump
25 I Can't Believe It
26 Queen of Hearts
27 Nothing But the Blues
28 She's Got Me Hook Line and Sinker
29 Rootin' and Tootin'
30 Down Yonder We Go Ballin'
31 No Letter Today
32 Mama Don't Like It
33 Shame Shame Shame

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Smiley Lewis was an important figure in the pre-Rock 'N' Roll early '50s. You'll know these songs from covers recorded since the dawn of time, but as they say, the original is still the greatest! Includes 'Shame, Shame, Shame', 'I Hear You Knocking' (#2 1955), 'The Bells Are Ringing' (#10 1952), 'One Night' (#11 1956), 'Please Listen to Me' (#9 1956), 'Tee Nah Nah' and 27 more! Rev-Ola Bandstand. 2007.

Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.28 inches; 3.25 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rev-Ola Bandstand
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5013929482425
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rev-Ola Bandstand
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000T6JJNO
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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phillyGeorge
5.0 out of 5 stars Rare, I thought
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2014
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Wonderful to find a re-release of a 45 I still have (with severe damage to the center rim, changers often jammed and temper to jam the next 45 down didn't help) Earliest teens, we snickered over the risqué lyrics of some sides. Thanks!
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D. J. Sharp
5.0 out of 5 stars The great Smiley Lewis
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015
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If you like early blues music, you'll enjoy one of the pioneers of blues and rock music, Smiley Lewis. Sadly his music was covered by other entertainers and he didn't get the credit that he deserved.
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Peter Durward Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars Fifties R+B from New Orleans
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2008
As the original singer of some classic songs made famous by others (I hear you knocking, One night, Blue Monday), it was inevitable that I would eventually buy some music by Smiley Lewis. Back in the fifties, people tended to buy records by music by singers from their own ethnic group, so a lot of black singers missed out on the more lucrative white market. Fortunately, the brilliance of black singers and musicians eventually overcame the prejudice, but too late for Smiley, who was dropped by his main record label in 1960 and died of stomach cancer in 1966.

The music here covers Smiley's best years from 1950 to 1956 and includes his versions of the three famous songs as well as Smiley's other hits on the American R+B charts, notably The bells are ringing and Please listen to me. Much of the music here is up-tempo, good-time music and deserved to reach a wider audience than it did, or is ever likely to. The compilation is book ended by two different recordings of Shame shame shame, one of them being recorded for a movie (Baby doll) that incurred the wrath of the Catholic community even before it was released, resulting in the movie's failure.

You could say that Smiley Lewis was unlucky, in that his songs became more successful for other singers than they did for himself, but at least it proves that he recorded some great songs, some of which he wrote or co-wrote. While Gale Storm (I hear you knocking), Elvis Presley (One night) and Smiley's friend Fats Domino (Blue Monday) had huge pop hits with his songs, Smiley could only reflect on what might have been. In 1971, Dave Edmunds revived one of the songs (I hear you knocking) and made the song a huge international hit. Yet without those cover version successes, it is likely that Smiley's legacy would have been totally overlooked.

There is, of course, a lot more to Smiley's music than the songs I've mentioned. This compilation contains 32 different songs, one of them in two versions. It doesn't include one song (I love you for sentimental reasons) that Wikipedia thinks is one of his important recordings, but that wasn't one of Smiley's original songs anyway, that honor belonging to Nat King Cole. So here you'll find all the tracks that matter and plenty more besides - a fitting collection to represent a singer that most people have never heard of, but who could have been a huge star.
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Shagnat
2.0 out of 5 stars Not really very good.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013
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Only a couple of good songs and most of the songs (and there's plenty) sound too much alike. A little variation would make this a really good album (CD)
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dipper
5.0 out of 5 stars Smiley makes the cut
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2016
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More tha just a poor man's Fats Domino. Should have been bigger. Well worth the purchase.
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Monfort Jean
5.0 out of 5 stars Le top !
Reviewed in France on April 3, 2013
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Un cd a ne pas manquer si on aime le style des années 50, une voix ...., et rock un peu blues qui groove.
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Peter Durward Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars Fifties R+B from New Orleans
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2008
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As the original singer of some classic songs made famous by others (I hear you knocking, One night, Blue Monday), it was inevitable that I would eventually buy some music by Smiley Lewis. Back in the fifties, people tended to buy records by music by singers from their own ethnic group, so a lot of black singers missed out on the more lucrative white market. Fortunately, the brilliance of black singers and musicians eventually overcame the prejudice, but too late for Smiley, who was dropped by his main record label in 1960 and died of stomach cancer in 1966.

The music here covers Smiley's best years from 1950 to 1956 and includes his versions of the three famous songs as well as Smiley's other hits on the American R+B charts, notably The bells are ringing and Please listen to me. Much of the music here is up-tempo, good-time music and deserved to reach a wider audience than it did, or is ever likely to. The compilation is book ended by two different recordings of Shame shame shame, one of them being recorded for a movie (Baby doll) that incurred the wrath of the Catholic community even before it was released, resulting in the movie's failure.

You could say that Smiley Lewis was unlucky, in that his songs became more successful for other singers than they did for himself, but at least it proves that he recorded some great songs, some of which he wrote or co-wrote. While Gale Storm (I hear you knocking), Elvis Presley (One night) and Smiley's friend Fats Domino (Blue Monday) had huge pop hits with his songs, Smiley could only reflect on what might have been. In 1971, Dave Edmunds revived one of the songs (I hear you knocking) and made the song a huge international hit. Yet without those cover version successes, it is likely that Smiley's legacy would have been totally overlooked.

There is, of course, a lot more to Smiley's music than the songs I've mentioned. This compilation contains 32 different songs, one of them in two versions. It doesn't include one song (I love you for sentimental reasons) that Wikipedia thinks is one of his important recordings, but that wasn't one of Smiley's original songs anyway, that honor belonging to Nat King Cole. So here you'll find all the tracks that matter and plenty more besides - a fitting collection to represent a singer that most people have never heard of, but who could have been a huge star.
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D. S. Culpin
5.0 out of 5 stars The very best Jump Music Around.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2018
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fabulous one of my favorite CD's Superb recording Highly recommended.From start to finish there is not one track on this CD that i dont like. If you like Jump Music buy this you wont be dissapointed !!!
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les manion
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album by a brilliant original artist it's a shame ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018
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A great album by a brilliant original artist it's a shame he was not recognised for his songs that other artists had hits with a really great CD really good and prompt service
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