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Released
  
1971

Mr. Big Stuff (1971)
  
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Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Stax

Recorded
  
1970

Artist
  
Jean Knight

Producer
  
Wardell Quezergue

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Genres
  
Soul music, Funk, Rhythm and blues, Pop music

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Mr. Big Stuff is the debut album by soul/funk singer Jean Knight, released in 1971, shortly after her hit single of the same name. The album was rereleased on CD on November 7, 1991 by Fantasy Records. The CD reissue contains six bonus tracks, three of which were released as singles after the original album release, along with a biographical essay by Lee Hildebrand on Knight's life and career, and the recording sessions for the single.

Contents

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Side 1

  1. Mr. Big Stuff - (Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams, Carol Washington) - 2:44
  2. A Little Bit of Something (Is Better Than All of Nothing) - (Maria Tynes) - 3:19
  3. Don't Talk About Jody - (Adams, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezerque) - 2:43
  4. Think It Over - (Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezerque) - 4:47
  5. Take Him (You Can Have My Man) - (Wardell Quezerque, Maria Tynes, Joseph Broussard) - 2:30

Side 2

  1. You City Slicker - (Maria Tynes, Joseph Broussard, Albert Savoy) - 2:52
  2. Why I Keep Living These Memories - (Adams, Joseph Broussard) - 2:52
  3. Call Me Your Fool if You Want To - (Maria Tynes, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezerque) - 3:04
  4. One-Way Ticket to Nowhere (It's the End of the Ride) - (Joseph Broussard, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezerque) - 4:19
  5. Your Six-Bit Change - (Maria Tynes, Joseph Broussard, Albert Savoy) - 2:36

CD Bonus Tracks

  1. Do Me - (L. Hamilton) - 2:50
  2. Helping Man - (J. Harris, Ralph Williams) - 2:52
  3. Carry On - (B. Denimal) - 2:53
  4. Save the Last Kiss for Me - (Hamilton) - 3:24
  5. Pick Up the Pieces - (C. Michael Baker, Don Davis, Fred Briggs) - 2:31
  6. You Think You're Hot Stuff - (Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams, Carrol Washington) - 2:29

Album credits

  • Vocals: Jean Knight
  • Piano, organ: Wardell Quezerque
  • Guitar: Jerry Puckett
  • Bass: William Laverne Robbins
  • Drums, percussion: James Carey Stroud
  • Produced and arranged by: Wardell Quezerque for Malaco Productions, a division of Malaco, Inc.
  • Digital remastering for CD in 1990: Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Mr Big Stuff2:45
    2A Little Bit of Something (Is Better Than All of Nothing)3:19
    3Don't Talk About Jody2:43

    References

    Mr. Big Stuff (album) Wikipedia
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