1972 single by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Mom " is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in November 1972 by Columbia Records .[ 1] The song peaked at No. 39 on the Cashbox Top R&B Songs chart.[ 2]
Overview
"Mom" was produced by Joe Wissert and composed by Maurice White with Verdine White . The single's b-side was a song called Power. Both Mom and Power came from Earth, Wind & Fire 's 1972 album Last Days and Time .[ 1]
Critical reception
Billboard called Mom "a fine blues ballad".[ 3] Record World described the song as a "soulful swinger".[ 4] Paul Sexton of Record Mirror called Mom "one of the (album's) highlights."[ 5]
Robert Christgau of the Village Voice described the song as "their best tune" on the album.[ 6] Ovid Goode Jr. of the Los Angeles Daily News also noted that "A little sentimentality is expressed on the album with 'Mom', a song expressing the love and dedication that only a mother can give."[ 7]
Samples
"Mom" was sampled by DJ Quik on "Speed" off his 1998 album Rhythm-al-ism and by Three 6 Mafia on I'm So Hi from the group's 2000 album When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 .[ 8] [ 9] The single's b-side Power, was sampled by Mac Miller on the track BDE Bonus from his 2011 album Best Day Ever . As well by Pete Rock featuring Freddie Foxxx on the song Mind Frame from Rock's 2011 album PeteStrumentals (2nd Edition).[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Mom . Columbia Records . November 1972.
^ "The CASH BOX R&B Top 65" . cashboxmagazine.com . Cashbox . March 10, 1973.
^ Radio Action and Pick Singles . Vol. 84. Billboard . December 9, 1972. p. 42.
^ Single Reviews . Vol. 27. Record World . December 9, 1972. p. 10.
^ Sexton, Paul (November 17, 1979). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Last Days and Time" (PDF) . worldradiohistory.com . Record Mirror . p. 16.
^ Christgau, Robert . "Earth, Wind & Fire: Last Days and Time" . robertchristgau.com . Village Voice .
^ Jr. Goode, Ovid (November 17, 1972). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Last Days and Time" . Los Angeles Daily News . p. 37 – via newspapers.com.
^ "DJ Quik: Speed" . genius.com .
^ "Three 6 Mafia – I'm So Hi" , genius.com , retrieved 2023-07-11
^ "10 of the Best Earth, Wind & Fire Samples in Hip Hop Songs" . BET . BET . February 5, 2016.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire – Power" , genius.com , retrieved 2023-07-11
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