She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)

"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" is a single by Carl Carlton. The song was written by Leon Haywood and became a major hit, peaking at #2 on the soul chart and earning Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.[1] in 1982. The track peaked at #22 in the U.S., and #34 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Carlton's subsequent album, Carl Carlton, went gold in 1981. "She's a Bad Mama Jama" has since become a staple of compilation albums and soundtracks and is often sampled in rap music, including Foxy Brown and Dru Hill's Big Bad Mamma.

References

  1. ↑ L.A. Times "The Envelope" awards database, (Accessed August 15, 2006)
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 94. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.