Mama (Brenda Fassie album)

Mama is the eleventh studio album by South African singer Brenda Fassie, Released on November 4, 1993 by CCP Records. It went on to be sell over 100 000 albums in South Africa by mid 1994.

Mama
Studio album by Brenda Fassie
Released	June 14, 1994
Genre	Afropop
Length	53:51
Label	CCP Records Celluloid Records
Producer	Brenda Fassie
Brenda Fassie chronology
Brenda Fassie (1994) Mama (1994) Now Is the Time (1996)

The album is most notable for Fassie's acclaimed single "Mama". In the song, Fassie paid tribute to her mother Sarah Fassie who two years later died.The album also has hit single "Ama-Gents" which is an iconic diss track to Senyaka who first dissed Brenda on his song "Uzonda Magents" because Brenda was publicly dating a woman. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Steve Huey of AllMusic said "Mama is another collection of Soweto township jive from Brenda Fassie; it includes her hit "Ama-Gents."[3]

Track listing

Adapted from [4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ama-Gents"	Brenda Fassie	4:41
2.	"Siyajola"	Brenda Fassie	4:41
3.	"Higher And Higher"	Fassie M. Watson R. Klass	4:45
4.	"Mama"	Fassie	4:28
5.	"Lonely"	Brenda Fassie	4:09
6.	"Ama-Gents - (Hip-Hop mix)"	Fassie	4:33

Personnel

• Brenda Fassie - Lead Artist
• S. Shandel - Producer

References

1. "Tributes: Brenda Fassie | South African History Online".
2. "Mama - Brenda Fassie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
3. "Mama - Brenda Fassie | User Reviews | AllMusic".
4. "Brenda Fassie – Mama (1997, CD)".