Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

"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

Weekly charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 2
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 2
United States (Billboard 100) 12

Year-end charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 22

Personnel

Credits taken from the liner notes of the LP Bumps and Bruises[6]

  • Joe Tex - singer, composer
  • Buddy Killen - producer
  • Ernie Winfrey - recording engineer
  • Lea Jane Berinati, Janie Fricke, Yvonne Hodges, Ginger Holladay - background vocals

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. 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.
  6. Joe Tex - Bumps And Bruises (LP liner notes). Epic Records. FZ 34666
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