Mama Let Him Play Explained

Mama Let Him Play
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Doucette
Cover:	DoucetteMamaLetHimPlay.jpg
Released:	November 1977
Recorded:	June – August 1977
Studio:	Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
Genre:	Rock
Length:	37:52
Label:	Mushroom Records
Producer:	Rolf Hennemann
Next Title:	The Douce Is Loose
Next Year:	1979

Mama Let Him Play is the first album by the Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, Jerry Doucette, backed by his band, Doucette. The album was certified Platinum in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold) in 1978.^[1] It reached #43 on the Canadian charts.^[2]

Track listing

All songs are written by Jerry Doucette unless otherwise noted.

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

Personnel

Musicians

• Jerry Doucette - vocals, lead and 12-string rhythm guitar
• Don Cummings - bass guitar; harmony vocals on "All I Wanna Do"
• Duris Maxwell - 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gold/Platinum. 1 December 2020. Music Canada.
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - April 29, 1978.