'Fore She Was Mama

Fore She Was Mama 'Fore She Was Mama.jpg single Clay Walker Fall October 16, 2006 Country 3:43 Asylum-Curb Casey Beathard Phil O'Donnell Keith Stegall Jesus Was a Country Boy 2004 Fall 2007 "Fore She Was Mama" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Phil O'Donnell, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released on October 16, 2006, as the first single from his album Fall. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in 2007. It was also his first chart entry since "Jesus Was a Country Boy" in 2004. Background In an interview with the Associated Press, Walker revealed, "It's great when a song can be humorous without being hokey, and the writers made a good country song without it being a novelty. Anytime we do it, it gets a huge reaction. I think a lot of moms are looking in the rearview mirror saying, 'I hope the kids aren't looking at my face right now, because I'm blushing."http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18233152/ns/today-entertainment/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120225013819/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18233152/ns/today-entertainment/ dead 2012-02-25 New 'Fall' signals rise of Clay Walker amid MS Associated Press 2007-04-20 2011-08-12 Content The singer tells a first-person account of when he was ten years old and found a "box of forget-me-nots" in his parents' closet. The box was filled with pictures of his mother partaking in various 1960s activities, including hanging out with hippies, riding motorcycles, and smoking marijuana, the latter of which was censored by some radio stations. When his mother finds out that her box has been spotted, she burns it, but that does not stop her children from reminding her about her past. Critical reception In a review of Walker's album "Fall", The Associated Press described Fore She Was Mama" as having "Just the right balance of humor and drama.http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/entertainment/BO49279/ WHDH-TV - Music Review: Clay Walker's "Fall" features strong material with newfound depth .whdh.com 2011-05-15 2011-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225013820/http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/entertainment/BO49279/ 2012-02-25 dead Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe described the song as "Funny as hell" John Kevin http://www.countryuniverse.net/2006/12/02/single-reviews-december-2-2006/ Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Single Reviews: December 2, 2006 Countryuniverse.net 2006-12-02 2011-08-12 Shelly Fabian of About.com gave the song a favorable rating by writing "Clay does ballads so well, but he also can rock out the mid-tempo songs, like this one. It's got a really catchy chorus that will stick in your head."http://countrymusic.about.com/od/countrysinglereleases/a/100206_singles.htm Country Music Single Releases - Week of October 2, 2006 Countrymusic.about.com 2006-10-02 2011-08-12 2006-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20061010175235/http://countrymusic.about.com/od/countrysinglereleases/a/100206_singles.htm dead The website New Country Star called it "A fun and funny little song" and also wrote "The lyrics aren't your usual CW style, but the voice is incredibly classic Clay."http://www.newcountrystar.com/NCS%20News%20Nov%202006.htm New Country Star News Newcountrystar.com 2011-08-12 2011-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005071829/http://www.newcountrystar.com/NCS%20News%20Nov%202006.htm dead Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic in his review of "Fall" called Fore She Was Mama" "wry" and "funny".Thomas Stephen http://allmusic.com/album/fall-r1023356/review Fall - Clay Walker AllMusic 2007-04-17 2011-08-12 The editors at USA Today said the song is "slightly creepy, but it also feels true to life. Walker is at his best at moments like that."USA Today Listen up; Music reviews by USA TODAY critics (17 April 2007) Music video A music video was created for the song, it was directed by Roman White.http://www.cmt.com/videos/clay-walker/123323/fore-she-was-mama.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20071223131516/http://www.cmt.com/videos/clay-walker/123323/fore-she-was-mama.jhtml dead December 23, 2007 Videos : Clay Walker : 'Fore She Was Mama CMT 2011-08-12 Chart positions This song debuted at #56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated September 23, 2006.Edward Morris http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1541584/give-it-away-becomes-george-straits-41st-no-1.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20120225013832/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1541584/give-it-away-becomes-george-straits-41st-no-1.jhtml dead February 25, 2012 News : "Give It Away" Becomes George Strait's 41st No. 1 CMT 2006-09-23 2011-08-12 Fore She Was Mama" is Walker's twenty-sixth Top 40 single on the chart. The song peaked at #21 on the chart week of February 24, 2007.Hot Country Songs listing for Fore She Was Mama" clay walker all Billboard 2011-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110409170010/http://www.billboard.com/ 2011-04-09 live Charts Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 21 Clay WalkerBillboardbubbling100 16 Clay Walker References Category:2006 singles Category:2006 songs Category:Clay Walker songs Category:Curb Records singles Category:Music videos directed by Roman White Category:Songs about mothers Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Category:Songs written by Casey Beathard Category:Songs written by Phil O'Donnell (songwriter)