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Mama Cass Elliot - 1966-70 - Mama's Big Ones
Cass Elliot, born Ellen Naomi Cohen and also known as Mama Cass, was an American singer and member of The Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. Elliot was found dead in her hotel room in London, England, from an apparent heart attack after two weeks of sold-out performances at the Palladium. In 1998, Elliott was posthumously inducted along with other original members – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty – of The Mamas & the Papas into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mama’s Big Ones is the third solo album released by Cass Elliot. It was also the last studio album she released for Dunhill in order to fulfill her three album deal. Elliot’s frustration with trying to prove herself as her own artist and tackle the material she wanted had proved an impossibility with Dunhill. The power struggle began with her attempts to drop the "Mama" moniker and use the name Cass Elliot. This had been met with opposition by the studio heads at Dunhill. They felt that using the name "Mama Cass” and producing music similar to what she had done with The Mamas & the Papas was what would sell with audiences. Five of the songs had just been released on her first two solo albums. The other songs consisted of four singles she released and recorded in the studio with producer Steve Barri in 1970 and one hit she had with The Mamas & the Papas. The singles "One Way Ticket" and "Ain’t Nobody Else Like You" were the only new songs introduced by the album. 01 - It's Getting Better 02 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me 03 - Make Your Own Kind Of Music 04 - Words Of Love 05 - New World Coming 06 - Move In A Little Closer, Baby 07 - One Way Ticket 08 - The Good Times Are Coming 09 - Easy Come, Easy Go 10 - Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By 11 - Ain't Nobody Else Like You 12 - A Song That Never Comes LINK
