"A Song for Mama" | ||||
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Single by Boyz II Men | ||||
from the album Evolution and Soul Food (soundtrack) | ||||
Released | November 11, 1997 (airplay) November 25, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 5:02 (album version) 4:30 (radio version) | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Babyface | |||
Producer(s) | Babyface | |||
Boyz II Men singles chronology | ||||
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"A Song for Mama" is a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food, and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. To date, it is their 11th and last top 10 hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also appears on the group's fourth album, Evolution (1997).