Mother, May I (song)

"Mother, May I" is a song written and recorded by American country music artists Liz Anderson and Lynn Anderson. The song was recorded as a duet between mother and daughter. It was released as a single in 1968 via RCA Records.

Background and release

"Mother, May I" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in January 1968, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Felton Jarvis. Jarvis was Liz Anderson's record producer at RCA Victor Records. Also recorded at the same session was the song "Better Than Life Without You."^[1]

"Mother, May I" was released as a single in February 1968 via RCA Records.^[2] It spent a total of 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 21 in April 1968.^[3] It also became a top 20 hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number 16 in 1968.^[4] "Mother, May I" was the only duet recording released as a single between the mother and daughter duo. They continued recording solo singles for their own labels for several years, and Lynn Anderson also continued recording further tracks by her mother.^[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single^[5]

"Mother, May I" – 2:02
"Better Than Life Without You" – 2:01

Chart performance

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)^[4]	16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	21

References

^ Anderson, Lynn (April 1, 2014). "The Essential Lynn Anderson (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ ""Mother, May I" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
^ "Liz Anderson & Lynn Anderson -- "Mother, May I" (1968, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Liz Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

v t e Liz Anderson
Discography
Studio albums	The Game of Triangles (1967) Liz Anderson Sings (1967) Cookin' Up Hits (1967) Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites (1968)
Singles	"Mama Spank" "Mother May I" (with Lynn Anderson) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Related people	Lynn Anderson Merle Haggard Bobby Bare Norma Jean

v t e Lynn Anderson singles
Albums Singles
1960s	"Ride, Ride, Ride" "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" "Too Much of You" "Promises, Promises" "Mother, May I" (with Liz Anderson) "No Another Time" "Big Girls Don't Cry" "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere" "Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)" "That's a No No" "He'd Still Love Me"
1970s	"I've Been Everywhere" "Stay There, Till I Get There" "Rocky Top" "No Love at All" "I'm Alright" "Rose Garden" "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" "You're My Man" "How Can I Unlove You" "Cry" "Listen to a Country Song" "Fool Me" "Keep Me in Mind" "Top of the World" "Sing About Love" "Smile for Me" "Talkin' to the Wall" "What a Man My Man Is" "He Turns It into Love Again" "I've Never Loved Anyone More" "Paradise" "All the King's Horses" "Sweet Talkin' Man" "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" "I Love What Love Is Doing to Me" "He Ain't You" "We Got Love" "Rising Above It All" "Isn't It Always Love" "I Love How You Love Me" "Sea of Heartbreak"
1980s	"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" "Blue Baby Blue" "Midnight Train to Georgia" "What I Learned from Loving You" "You're Welcome to Tonight" "Read Between the Lines" "Under the Boardwalk"

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