Mama (track)
by Genesis
Mama appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Genesis (track #1) (this album) (1983)
- Turn It On Again: The Hits (track #3) (compilation) (1999)
- Platinum Collection (track #10) (compilation) (2004)
- Live / The Way We Walk (Volume One: The Shorts) (track #6) (1992)
- Live Over Europe 2007 (track #12) (2007)
- Live In Poland (track #15) (2009)
- 1983-1998 (track #1) (compilation) (2007)
- R-Kive (track #20) (compilation) (2014)
- The Last Domino? (track #3) (compilation) (2021)
- BBC Broadcasts (track #17) (compilation) (2023)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 15:09 | Siromynian | 18,921 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2026 11:43 | SD100852 | 12,208 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:48 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 88.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Squonk007 08/09/2021 12:38 | #272369
What an opener. The mood created by the keys, guitar and that back beat is mesmerising. Phil's vocals are incredible. One of the best if not the best song they did as a 3-piece. Phenomenal.
Unsurprisingly, Genesis knocks the opening song of the album out of the park once again. I think plenty of Genesis fans will agree with me when I say that this is the best vocal performance of Phil Collins' career. So much force, so much emotion. Just incredible. Mama also features the best use of a drum machine in any Genesis song, some crunchy guitar from Rutherford, and spooky, dire keyboards from Banks. The song goes from great to incredible when Collins takes over on the sticks four minutes in, where his power matches the strength of his voice. One of the crowning achievements of the three-piece era, no doubt about it.
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