Single:
Mammy Blue entered the Australian singles chart* on 11 November 1971 and peaked at #3. It was #22 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Songwriter:
Hubert Giraud
English translation: Phil Trim
Record label of Australian release:
Riviera
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Joël Daydé is a French rock singer endowed with a throaty and powerful hoarse voice in a blues style, often compared to Joe Cocker or Roger Chapman.
Mammy Blue was originally written with French lyrics in 1970 by veteran French songwriter Hubert Giraud.
The song has been recorded by many artists in various languages.
Read more: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joël Daydé
Lyrics:
I may be your forgotten son
who wandered off at twenty one
It’s sad to find myself at home
And you, you’re not around
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