Mama Let Him Play

Mama Let Him Play
Studio album by Doucette
Released	November 1977
Recorded	June – August 1977
Studio	Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Rock
Length	37:52
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Rolf Hennemann
Doucette chronology
Mama Let Him Play (1977) The Douce Is Loose (1979)
Singles from Mama Let Him Play
"Down the Road" Released: 1977 "Mama Let Him Play" Released: 1977 "All I Wanna Do" Released: 1977

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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. It reached #43 on the Canadian charts.

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