Tell Mama

For the song "Tell Mama", see Tell Mama (song). For the British charity, see Tell MAMA.
Tell Mama
Studio album by
Etta James
ReleasedFebruary 1968
RecordedAugust 22 – December 6, 1967
FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
GenreSoul, R&B, blues
Length29:39
LabelCadet (original release)
MCA/Chess (re-release)
ProducerRick Hall
Etta James chronology
Call My Name
(1967) 		Tell Mama
(1968) 		Etta James Sings Funk
(1970)
Singles from Tell Mama
  1. "Tell Mama"
    Released: 1967
  2. "Security"
    Released: 1968

Tell Mama is the seventh studio album by American singer Etta James. Her second album release for Cadet Records, produced by Rick Hall at his FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, it was James's first album since 1964 to enter the Billboard 200 chart. It contained her first Top 10 R&B hits since 1964 – the title cut and "Security". The "Tell Mama" single gave James her all-time highest Billboard Hot 100 position, reaching number 23.