| "Your Mama Don't Dance" | |
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| Single by Loggins and Messina | |
| from the album Loggins and Messina | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Kenny Loggins Jim Messina |
| Producer | Kenny Loggins Jim Messina |
| "Your Mama Don't Dance" | ||||
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| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh! | ||||
| B-side | Tearin' Down the Walls | |||
| Released | February 1, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Kenny Loggins Jim Messina |
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| Producer | Tom Werman | |||
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"Your Mama Don't Dance" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached #4 on the Billboard pop chart[1] and #19 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart[2] as a single in early 1973.
"Your Mama Don't Dance" was covered in 1985 by the rock band Y&T, in 1988 by the rock band Poison, and it was the fourth single from their second album Open Up and Say...Ahh!. The Poison version released as a single in 1989 on Capitol Records reached number 10 on the Billboard hot 100 and #39 on the Mainstream rock charts.[3] The song also charted at #21 on the Australian charts and #13 on the UK Singles chart.[4] The single's B-side is "Tearin' Down the Walls".
An Australian version of the song was released in 1974 by Brian Cadd and the Bootleg Family Band.
The original version also appeared in the movie RV.
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"Your Mama Don't Dance" is on the following albums:
The Poison version is available on:
The Y&T version is available on:
| Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 19 |
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Charts | 21 |
| UK Singles Chart | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 39 |
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