"A Song for Mama" is a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the ... ASongforMama FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1997singlebyBoyzIIMen 1997singlebyBoyzIIMen"ASongforMama"SinglebyBoyzIIMenfromthealbumEvolutionandSoulFood(soundtrack)ReleasedNovember11,1997(airplay)November25,1997Recorded1996GenreR&BsoulLength5:05(MainVersion)4:30(RadioVersion)LabelMotownSongwriter(s)BabyfaceProducer(s)BabyfaceBoyzIIMensingleschronology "4SeasonsofLoneliness"(1997) "ASongforMama"(1997) "Can'tLetHerGo"(1998) "ASongforMama"isanumber-oneR&BsinglebytheAmericanR&BgroupBoyzIIMen.Thetune,whichwaswrittenandproducedbyBabyface,servedasthethemesongtothe1997motionpictureSoulFood,andspenttwoweeksatnumberoneontheUSR&Bchart.Todate,itistheirlasttop10pophit,peakingatnumber7ontheBillboardHot100.Thesongalsoappearsonthegroup'salbumEvolution. Contents 1Tracklistings 2Criticalreception 3Creditsandpersonnel 4Chartsandcertifications 4.1Weeklycharts 4.2Year-endcharts 4.3Certifications 5Seealso 6References Tracklistings[edit] USsingle ASongForMama(RadioEdit) 4:30 ASongForMama(LPVersion) 5:02 ASongForMama(Instrumental) 5:05 USliveversionsingle ASongForMama–LiveVersion(RadioEdit)4:11 ASongForMama–LiveVersion(MainVersion)5:10 EuropePromoCD ASongForMama(RadioEdit) 4:30 Europesingle ASongForMama(RadioEdit) ASongForMama(LPVersion) EuropeMaxi-CD ASongForMama(RadioEdit) 4:30 I'llMakeLoveToYou(LPVersion) 3:57 Motownphilly(LPVersion) 3:56 Sympin'(RemixRadioEdit) 3:58 EuropeMaxi-CD2 ASongForMama(RadioEdit) 4:30 ASongForMama(LPVersion) 5:02 BabyC'Mon(LPVersion) 4:36 ASongForMama(Instrumental) 5:05 Criticalreception[edit] LarryFlickfromBillboardstated,"Thesecondsinglefrom"Evolution"canalsobeheardonthesoundtrackto"SoulFood."It'satear-tuggingodetomothers,deliveredwiththekindofseamlessharmoniesthatonehascometoexpectfromtheseBoyz.Producer/writerBabyface'sfingerprintsarealloverthetrack,fromitsdelicatepianolinestoitssoftbutinsinuatingpercussion.There'snodenyingthatthisactisatitsbestwhenthemembersarewrappingtheirvoicesaroundaBabyface composition.Ifyoustillneedproof,letquietlyemotionallineslike"lovingyouislikefoodformysoul"washoveryoursenses.Astheworldinchesclosertotheholidayseason,lookforthissingletobecomeasentimentalfavoriteateverypossibleradioformat."[1] Creditsandpersonnel[edit] CreditsadaptedfromthelinernotesofEvolution.[2] BoyzIIMen:allvocals Babyface:writer,composer,producer,keyboardsanddrumprogramming GregPhillinganes:piano NathanEast:bass MichaelThompson:guitar BradGilderman,MannyMarroquin,PaulBoutin:recordingengineers JonGass:mixengineer PaulBoutin:assistantmixengineer RandyWalker:midiprogrammer IvySkoff:productioncoordinator Chartsandcertifications[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(1997–1998) Peakposition USBillboardHot100[3] 7 USHotR&B/Hip-HopSongs(Billboard)[4] 1 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(1998) Position USBillboardHot100[5] 30 USHotR&B/Hip-HopSongs(Billboard)[6] 12 Certifications[edit] Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales UnitedStates(RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^ ^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Seealso[edit] Listofnumber-oneR&Bsinglesof1997(U.S.) Listofnumber-oneR&Bsinglesof1998(U.S.) References[edit] ^"SingleReviews:Pop"(PDF).Billboard.1997-11-08.Retrieved2021-10-01. ^BoyzIIMen-Evolution(CDlinernotes)-MotownRecords530822-2 ^"BoyzIIMenChartHistory(Hot100)".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary20,2021. ^"BoyzIIMenChartHistory(HotR&B/Hip-HopSongs)".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary20,2021. ^"BillboardTop100-1998".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch9,2009.RetrievedAugust28,2010. ^"HotR&B/Hip-HopSongs–Year-End1998".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary20,2021. ^"Americansinglecertifications–BoyzIIMen–ASongforMama".RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica. vteBoyzIIMen NathanMorris ShawnStockman WanyaMorris MarcNelson MichaelMcCary Studioalbums Cooleyhighharmony II Evolution NathanMichaelShawnWanya FullCircle Throwback,Vol.1 TheRemedy Motown:HitsvilleUSA Love Twenty Collide Compilationalbums ChristmasInterpretations TheRemixCollection TheBalladCollection Legacy:TheGreatestHitsCollection Winter/Reflections Covered:Winter TheMillenniumCollection:TheBestofBoyzIIMen Singles "Motownphilly" "It'sSoHardtoSayGoodbyetoYesterday" "UhhAhh" "PleaseDon'tGo" "EndoftheRoad" "IntheStilloftheNite(I'llRemember)" "LetItSnow" "I'llMakeLovetoYou" "OnBendedKnee" "ThankYou" "WaterRunsDry" "OneSweetDay" "Brokenhearted" "HeyLover" "4SeasonsofLoneliness" "ASongforMama" "Doin'JustFine" "IWillGetThere" "PassYouBy" "ThankYouinAdvance" "TheColorofLove" "RelaxYourMind" "WhatYouWon'tDoforLove" "TheTracksofMyTears" "JustMyImagination" "War" "MercyMercyMe" "ICan'tMakeYouLoveMe" "Iris" "IfYouLeaveMeNow" Relatedtopics Discography Babyface ThePackageTour TotalPackageTour Category vteNAACPImageAwardforOutstandingSong "ThemefromShaft"(1972) "Exhale(ShoopShoop)"(1996) "IBelieveICanFly"(1997) "ASongforMama"(1998) "LeanonMe"(1999) "SpendMyLifewithYou"(2000) "OpenMyHeart"(2001) "AWoman'sWorth"(2002) "BrighterDay"(2003) "DancewithMyFather"(2004) "IfIAin'tGotYou"(2005) "Unbreakable"(2006) "IAmNotMyHair"(2007) "LikeYou'llNeverSeeMeAgain"(2008) "YesWeCan"(2009) "GodinMe"(2010) "Bittersweet"(2011) "ISmile"(2012) "ILooktoYou"(2013) "AllofMe"(2014) "WeAreHere"(2015) "BackTogether"(2016) "ISeeVictory"/"Freedom"(2017) "That'sWhatILike"/"HUMBLE."(2018) "Boo'dUp"/"LongasILive"(2019) "Spirit"/"BeforeILetGo"(2020) "DoIt"/"Savage(Remix)"/"Lockdown"(2021) Authoritycontrol MusicBrainzreleasegroup Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Song_for_Mama&oldid=1068675794" Categories:Songsaboutmothers1997singlesBoyzIIMensongsSongswrittenforfilmsSongrecordingsproducedbyBabyface(musician)SongswrittenbyBabyface(musician)Motownsingles1997songsContemporaryR&BballadsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsSinglechartusagesforBillboardhot100SinglechartcalledwithoutsongSinglechartusagesforBillboardrandbhiphopCertificationTableEntryusagesforUnitedStatesPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithshipmentsfiguresPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithshipmentsfootnoteArticleswithMusicBrainzreleasegroupidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Русский Editlinks