I Smell a Rat

~ Recording by Big Mama Thornton

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7I Smell a Rat1:44Big Mama ThorntonThe Original Hound DogBig Mama ThorntonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-06-25
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCHD 940
1.3I Smell a Rat1:45Big Mama ThorntonHound Dog: The Peacock RecordingsBig Mama ThorntonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-12-22
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-10668
2.11I Smell a Rat1:42Big Mama ThorntonMean Old World: The Blues from 1940 to 1994Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Special ProductsRD 110
1.7I Smell a Rat1:44Big Mama ThorntonLiving the Blues - 1953-1954 Blues ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life MusicMSD 37075, R859-08
2.19I Smell a Rat1:43Big Mama ThorntonThe R&B Hits of 1954Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-04-04
Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)IGOTCD 2565
1.13I Smell a Rat1:43Big Mama ThorntonBig Mama Thornton BluesBig Mama ThorntonAlbum + Compilation
DiskySI 903636
1.32I Smell a Rat1:44Big Mama Thornton100 Burlesque Hits & Greatest Burlesque Classics (Jazz Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2013-05-12

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953)
baritone saxophone:Fred Ford (baritone saxophonist) (in 1953)
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)

I Smell a Rat

writer:Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
publisher:Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)