"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" is a song composed by Joe Tex and Buddy Killen, and released by Tex as a single in December 1976, bringing the musician back to the top 40 of the US pop and R&B charts simultaneously for the first time since 1972's "I Gotcha". Tex used his aunt Bennie Lee McGinty's name as composer for tax reasons.
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" | ||||
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Single by Joe Tex | ||||
from the album Bumps & Bruises | ||||
Released | December 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | The Sound Shop Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Funk, disco, R&B, comedy | |||
Length | 3:30 (single version) 6:34 (full version) | |||
Label | Tree Productions, Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bennie Lee McGinty (Joe Tex), Buddy Killen | |||
Producer(s) | Buddy Killen | |||
Joe Tex singles chronology | ||||
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Reception
Tex's previous hit, "Have You Ever", was a hit in New Zealand. In the US, "Ain't Gonna Bump No More" was received well upon its release, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] Overseas, it was also a success in Europe, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and number 3 in Ireland.
Tex was later nominated for a Grammy Award for the song and performed it at the ceremony in 1978. The song was later included on the album Bumps & Bruises, without the parenthetical part of the title of the single. It would be Tex's final hit before his death in 1982.[3]
Charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1977) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] | 22 |
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 98 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] | 124 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] | 48 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] | 55 |
UK Single (OCC)[21] | 32 |
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[22] | 97 |
Personnel
Credits taken from the liner notes of the LP Bumps & Bruises[23]
- Joe Tex: singer, composer
- Buddy Killen: producer
- Ernie Winfrey: recording engineer
- Lea Jane Berinati, Janie Fricke, Yvonne Hodges, Ginger Holladay: background vocals