''Mama Let Him Play'' is the first album by the Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist,

Jerry Doucette Jerry Victor Doucette (9 September 1951 – 18 April 2022) was a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was noted for his hit single "Mama Let Him Play", which made the ''Billboard'' Top 100. His band, Doucette, won the Juno Award for ...

, backed by his band, Doucette. The album was certified Platinum in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold) in 1978. It reached #43 on the Canadian charts.

Track listing

All songs are written by

unless otherwise noted. # "Down the Road" - 3:36 # "Back Off" - 2:29 # "When She Loves Me" - 3:57 # "People Say" - 2:38 # "All I Wanna Do" (Brent Shindell, Jerry Doucette, Mark Olson) - 5:42 # "Mama Let Him Play" - 4:26 # "What's Your Excuse?" - 3:13 # "It's Gonna Hurt So Bad" - 3:38 # "Keep On Running" - 3:09 # "Love Is Gonna Find You" - 5:04

Personnel

Musicians *

- vocals, lead and 12-string rhythm guitar * Don Cummings - bass guitar; harmony vocals on "All I Wanna Do" *

Duris Maxwell Duris Maxwell (15 June 1946 – 25 November 2020), also known as Ted Lewis, was a Canadian drummer who had played with many bands, including Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Powder Blues Band, Doucette, The Temptations, Jefferson Airplane, and Sk ...

- drums, percussion * Robbie King - organ, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes piano * Brent Shindell - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmony vocals * Dale Jacobs - string synthesizer on "Love Is Gonna Find You" Production * Rolf Hennemann - producer, engineer * Marty Lewis - co-producer (tracks 1, 5, 8, 10) * Loren Salazar - design, artwork * Jeff Tolman - assistant engineer * Chuck Kuhn - photography * Buck Davis - art coordination

References

{{Authority control 1977 debut albums Rock albums by Canadian artists