I Smell a Rat
~ Recording by Big Mama Thornton
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.7 | I Smell a Rat | 1:44 | Big Mama Thornton | The Original Hound Dog | Big Mama Thornton | Album + Compilation |
| Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD") | CDCHD 940 |
| 1.3 | I Smell a Rat | 1:45 | Big Mama Thornton | Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings | Big Mama Thornton | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-10668 |
| 2.11 | I Smell a Rat | 1:42 | Big Mama Thornton | Mean Old World: The Blues from 1940 to 1994 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Special Products | RD 110 |
| 1.7 | I Smell a Rat | 1:44 | Big Mama Thornton | Living the Blues - 1953-1954 Blues Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | MSD 37075, R859-08 |
| 2.19 | I Smell a Rat | 1:43 | Big Mama Thornton | The R&B Hits of 1954 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | IGOTCD 2565 |
| 1.13 | I Smell a Rat | 1:43 | Big Mama Thornton | Big Mama Thornton Blues | Big Mama Thornton | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SI 903636 |
| 1.32 | I Smell a Rat | 1:44 | Big Mama Thornton | 100 Burlesque Hits & Greatest Burlesque Classics (Jazz Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| recorded in: | Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953) |
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| baritone saxophone: | Fred Ford (baritone saxophonist) (in 1953) |
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| double bass [bass]: | Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (in 1953) |
| drums (drum set) [drums]: | Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (in 1953) |
| guitar: | Pete Lewis (R&B guitarist) (in 1953) |
| piano: | Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (in 1953) |
| tenor saxophone: | James Von Streeter (in 1953) |
| trombone: | George Washington (jazz trombonist) (in 1953) |
| trumpet: | Don Johnson (1950s' R&B trumpeter) (in 1953) |
| vibraphone [vibes]: | Johnny Otis (in 1953) |
| vocals: | Big Mama Thornton (in 1953) |
| orchestra: | Johnny Otis Orchestra (in 1953) |
| recording of: | I Smell a Rat (in 1953) |
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Related works
I Smell a Rat
| writer: | Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller |
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| publisher: | Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) |
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