Mama Will Bark
| "Mama Will Bark" | |
|---|---|
Dagmar | |
| B-side | "I'm a Fool to Want You" |
| Recorded | May 10, 1951 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, Novelty |
| Length | 2:55 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Dick Manning |
| Producer(s) | Mitch Miller |
"Mama Will Bark" is a
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"Mama Will Bark" is commonly cited as an emblematic low point in Sinatra's troubled later years at Columbia.[1] Many Sinatra fans call it his worst recording ever, and place the blame for it squarely on the head of Mitch Miller. In Will Friedwald's book Sinatra! The Song is You, Miller insisted that "nobody brings Sinatra in the studio [to do something] that he doesn't want to do. Then, he had the right to okay its release." Sinatra himself later said of the song: "The only good it did me was with the dogs."[2] Nonetheless, the single (which did not receive an album release) was a hit, nearly reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard singles chart, peaking at #21. Many DJs "flipped over" the record in favor of the B-side, "I'm a Fool to Want You" (which reached #14 on the Billboard charts).
References
- ^ "Mark Steyn, "The Worst Songwriter of All Time", Slate". Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ Gay Talese, "Frank Sinatra has Cold", Esquire Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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