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- Artist: Big Mama Thornton
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- Release Date: 1992
- Total Time: 47:17
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Blues
Review
Let's face it, Big Mama Thornton will always be chiefly recalled for her growling 1952 reading of the Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller classic "Hound Dog." But the other 17 sides on this collection of her 1952-1957 output for Don Robey's Peacock Records aren't exactly makeweight. Thornton's mighty roar was backed by the jumping combos of Johnny Otis and saxist Bill Harvey, producing additional gems in "My Man Called Me," "They Call Me Big Mama," "The Fish," and a duet with the ill-fated Johnny Ace, "Yes Baby." ~ Bill Dahl, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Hound Dog (Lyrics) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Big Mama Thornton | (2:51) |
| My Man Called Me | Don Robey, |
Big Mama Thornton | (2:40) |
| I Smell a Rat | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Big Mama Thornton | (1:45) |
| They Call Me Big Mama | Big Mama Thornton | (2:04) | |
| You Don't Move Me No More [#] | Roscoe Robinson | Big Mama Thornton | (2:43) |
| Let Your Tears Fall Baby [#] | Don Robey, |
Big Mama Thornton | (2:46) |
| Rock-A-Bye Baby [#] | Big Mama Thornton | (2:38) | |
| Yes, Baby [#] | Don Robey | Big Mama Thornton | (2:52) |
| How Come [#] | Don Robey | Big Mama Thornton | (2:34) |
| Nightmare [#] | Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber | Big Mama Thornton | (2:53) |
| Stop A-Hoppin' on Me [#] | Freddie Jenkins | Big Mama Thornton | (2:28) |
| Just Like a Dog (Barking up the Wrong Tree) [#] | Big Mama Thornton | (2:49) | |
| Walking Blues | Big Mama Thornton, Don Robey | Big Mama Thornton | (3:01) |
| The Big Chance | Big Mama Thornton | (2:45) | |
| Hard Times [#] | Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber | Big Mama Thornton | (2:13) |
| Laugh, Laugh, Laugh [#] | Don Robey | Big Mama Thornton | (2:44) |
| The Fish [#] | Big Mama Thornton | (2:42) | |
| I've Searched The Whole World Over | Big Mama Thornton | (2:38) |
