You Told Your Mama Not to Worry
You Told Your Mama Not to Worry is the twentieth studio album by South African musician Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in Kumasi, Ghana and released on November 9, 1977 via Casablanca Records label.[1][2]
Overview
The album includes the song "Soweto Blues" performed by Miriam Makeba. The song is about the Soweto uprising against apartheid that occurred in 1976. The songs "You Told Your Mama Not to Worry" and "Mami Wata" were re-released on CD in 1998 on Verve Records as additional part of his previous album The Boy's Doin' It.
Track listing
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| 1. | "You Told Your Mama Not To Worry" | Hugh Masekela, Letta Mbulu | 7:18 |
| 2. | "Hangover" (Babalazi, aka "I Haven't Slept") | Hugh Masekela, Letta Mbulu, Stanley Todd | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Soweto Blues" | Hugh Masekela, Stanley Todd | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Black Beauty" | Stanley Todd | 6:17 |
| 5. | "Mami Wata" (aka Mamiwater) | Hugh Masekela, Stanley Todd | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Makonko" | adapted by Hugh Masekela | 4:37 |
| 7. | "The Mandingo Man" | Hugh Masekela | 5:42 |
Personnel
- Backing vocals – Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters
- Bass guitar – Ernie Baiddoo
- Co-producer – Rik Pekonnen
- Coordinator – Nga Machema
- Drums – Frank Todd
- Executive producer – Stewart Levine
- Flugelhorn (uncredited) – Hugh Masekela
- Guitar – Stanley Todd
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- Illustration – Henry Vizcarra
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
- Photography – Ron Slenzak
- Piano – Hugh Masekela
- Producer – Hugh Masekela, Stanley Todd
- Remix – Rik Pekonnen
- Vocals – Christine Clinton, Elvin Brown, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Richard Sirleaf, Stanley Todd
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Notes on sleeve
- Recorded at: Ambassador Records / Kumasi, Ghana
- Remixed at: Hollywood Sound Studios
- Mastered at: Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood
- Conceived at: Ringway Hotel, Accra, Ghana
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