"When Mama Ain't Happy" is a song recorded by American
country music
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artist
Tracy Byrd
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. It was released in December 1998 as the first single from his ''
Keepers: Greatest Hits'' compilation album. The song reached #31 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
The song was written by
Tim Nichols
Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messi ...
, Rick Giles and Gilles Godard.
Chart performance
References
1998 singles
1998 songs
Tracy Byrd songs
Songs written by Rick Giles
Songs written by Tim Nichols
Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
MCA Nashville Records singles
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