| What's Your Mama's Name | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Tanya Tucker |
| Cover: | TanyaTuckerWhatsYourMamasName.jpg |
| Released: | May 21, 1973 |
| Recorded: | January 5 – March 22, 1973 |
| Studio: | Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 29:11 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Billy Sherrill |
| Prev Title: | Delta Dawn |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
What's Your Mama's Name is the second studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on May 21, 1973, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Billy Sherrill and includes Tucker's first two number one country singles, "What's Your Mama's Name" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down". It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1995 for sales of more than 500,000 copies.
The review published in the June 2, 1973 issue of Cashbox said, "Blood Red and Goin' Down" opens this album's B-side on a powerful note. Hot mouth harp sizzles under Tanya's dramatic delivery and then the LP takes off, rockin' and sockin' through a list of tunes that draw on rock, blues, gospel and always—back to unmistakable country. Billy Sherrill production is the icing on this cake and, of course, the Jordanaires and the Nashville Edition add oomph. Hours and hours of listening pleasure here."[1]
The album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Country LP's chart.
The album's first single, "What's Your Mama's Name", was released in March 1973[2] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single also peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The second single, "Blood Red and Goin' Down", was released in August 1973[3] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Album
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] | US [6] | CAN Country [7] | ||
| "What's Your Mama's Name" | 1973 | 1 | 86 | 1 |
| "Blood Red and Goin' Down" | 1 | 74 | 1 | |