Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" | ||||
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Single by Joe Tex | ||||
from the album Bumps & Bruises | ||||
Released | December 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | Sound Shop (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Funk, disco, R&B, comedy | |||
Length | 3:30 (single version) 6:34 (full version) | |||
Label | Tree Productions, Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bennie Lee McGinty (Joe Tex), Buddy Killen | |||
Producer(s) | Buddy Killen | |||
Joe Tex singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" is a song composed by Joe Tex and Buddy Killen, and released by Tex as a single in December 1976, bringing the musician back to the top 40 of the US pop and R&B charts simultaneously for the first time since 1972's "I Gotcha". Tex used his aunt Bennie Lee McGinty's name as composer for tax reasons.
Reception
[edit]Tex's previous hit, "Have You Ever", was a hit in New Zealand. In the US, "Ain't Gonna Bump No More" was received well upon its release, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] Overseas, it was also a success in Europe, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and number 3 in Ireland.
Tex was later nominated for a Grammy Award for the song and performed it at the ceremony in 1978. The song was later included on the album Bumps & Bruises, without the parenthetical part of the title of the single. It would be Tex's final hit before his death in 1982.[3]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Personnel
[edit]Credits taken from the liner notes of the LP Bumps & Bruises[23]
- Joe Tex: singer, composer
- Buddy Killen: producer
- Ernie Winfrey: recording engineer
- Lea Jane Berinati, Janie Fricke, Yvonne Hodges, Ginger Holladay: background vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 554. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Bio - The World of Joe Tex". Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 19, 1977. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't Gonna Bump No More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Tex: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Tex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Tex Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1977". Ultratop. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Hunter, Nigel; Scaping, Peter, eds. (1978). "Top 100 Singles in 1977". BPI Year Book 1978 (3rd ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 216–17. ISBN 0-906154-01-4.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ^ Joe Tex - Bumps And Bruises (LP liner notes). Epic Records. FZ 34666