Mr. Big Stuff (album)

Mr. Big Stuff
Mr. Big Stuff
Studio album by Jean Knight
Released	1971
Recorded	Malaco Studios; (Jackson, Mississippi)
Genre	Funk, R&B, soul
Label	Stax
Producer	Wardell Quezergue
Jean Knight chronology
Mr. Big Stuff
	1990 reissue cover.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Mr. Big Stuff is the debut studio album recorded by American singer Jean Knight, released in 1971 on the Stax label.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 8 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 60 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 1990 by Fantasy Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mr. Big Stuff"	Joe Broussard, Ralph Williams, Carrol Washington	2:44
2.	"A Little Bit of Something (Is Better Than All of Nothing)"	Maria Tynes, Joe Broussard	3:28
3.	"Don't Talk About Jody"	Michael Adams, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	2:43
4.	"Think It Over"	Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	4:47
5.	"Take Him (You Can Have My Man)"	Wardell Quezergue, Maria Tynes, Joe Broussard	2:30

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"You City Slicker"	Maria Tynes, Joe Broussard, Albert Savoy	2:52
7.	"Why I Keep Living These Memories"	Michael Adams, Joe Broussard	3:02
8.	"Call Me Your Fool (If You Want To)"	Maria Tynes, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	3:04
9.	"One-Way Ticket to Nowhere (It's the End of the Ride)"	Joe Broussard, Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	4:29
10.	"Your Six-Bit Change"	Maria Tynes, Joe Broussard	2:36

1990 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Do Me"	Albert Savoy, Wardell Quezergue	2:50
12.	"Helping Man"	Jean Harris, Ralph Williams	2:52
13.	"Carry On"	Maria Tynes, Wardell Quezergue	2:53
14.	"Save the Last Kiss for Me"	Larry Hamilton	3:24
15.	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Jean Harris, Ralph Williams	2:31
16.	"You Think You're Hot Stuff"	Joe Broussard, Ralph Williams, Carrol Washington	2:29

Personnel

Wardell Quezergue – piano, organ
James Stroud – drums, percussion
Jerry Puckett – guitar
Vernie Robbins – bass

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak ^[2]
Canada RPM 100 Albums^[3]	50
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	60
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	8

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]	Canada ^[4]
1971	"Mr. Big Stuff"	2	1	10
1971	"You Think You're Hot Stuff"	57	19
1972	"Carry On"	—	44

References

^ Bush, John. Mr. Big Stuff review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c "US Charts > Jean Knight". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 18, 1971" (PDF).
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 31, 1971" (PDF).

External links

Mr. Big Stuff at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bush, John. Mr. Big Stuff review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

[us-2] "US Charts > Jean Knight". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

[3] "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 18, 1971" (PDF).

[4] "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 31, 1971" (PDF).

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