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"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" was a composition by Joe Tex and Buddy Killen, and released by Tex as a single in 1977, 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.[1]

"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"
Single by Joe Tex
from the album Bumps and Bruises
Released1977
Recorded1976
StudioThe Sound Shop Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreFunk, disco, R&B, comedy
Length3:30 (single version)
6:34 (full version)
LabelTree Productions, Epic
Songwriter(s)Joseph Arrington Jr.,[1] Buddy Killen
Producer(s)Buddy Killen
Joe Tex singles chronology
"Have You Ever"
(1976)
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"
(1977)
"Hungry For Your Love"
(1977)

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 in 1977, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart.[2] Overseas, it was also a success in Europe, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and number 3 in Ireland.

Tex was later nominated for a Grammy Award for the song and performed the song at the ceremony in 1978. The song was released from the album, Bumps and Bruises. It would be Tex's final hit before his death in 1982.[1]


Charts



Personnel


Credits taken from the liner notes of the LP Bumps and Bruises[23]


References


  1. "Bio - The World of Joe Tex". Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 554. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 19, 1977. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't Gonna Bump No More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  11. "Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  12. "Joe Tex: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. "Joe Tex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  14. "Joe Tex Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Tex – Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  16. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten 1977". Ultratop. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  18. "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  20. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  21. Hunter, Nigel; Scaping, Peter, eds. (1978). "Top 100 Singles in 1977". BPI Year Book 1978 (3rd ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 216–17. ISBN 0-906154-01-4.
  22. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  23. Joe Tex - Bumps And Bruises (LP liner notes). Epic Records. FZ 34666



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