"I'll Always Love My Mama" is a 1973 single by the Philly soul group The Intruders. Released from their album Save the Children, the single is a song commonly played on Mother's Day.[1]
"I'll Always Love My Mama" | ||||
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Single by The Intruders | ||||
from the album Save the Children & Cowboys to Girls | ||||
Released | 1973 (1973) | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 6:39 | |||
Label | Gamble | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gamble & Huff McFadden & Whitehead (co-writers) | |||
The Intruders singles chronology | ||||
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Written by Gamble & Huff and co-written by McFadden & Whitehead, the song reached #36 on the pop chart and #6 on the R&B charts in the summer of 1973. It was recorded as a long LP track, which was broken down into Parts 1 and 2 for the single release. The song was inspired by Kenny Gamble's mother, Ruby, who died in 2012. It was used during the credits of The Simpsons episode "Moe Letter Blues".[2]
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