Your Mama Do n't Dance - wikipedia Your Mama Do n't Dance `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' Single by Loggins and Messina from the album Loggins and Messina B - side `` Golden Ribbons '' Released November 1972 Format 45 - rpm record Recorded 1972 at Studio Columbia Studios, Los Angeles Genre Rock Length 2 : 48 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina Producer ( s ) Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self - titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached number four on the Billboard pop chart and number 19 on the Billboard Easy Listening Chart as a single in early 1973. This song, whose refrain and first verse is done in a blues format, deals with the 1950s and 1960s lifestyle concerning the generation gap, where the parents oppose the Rock and Roll Revolution, of the younger generation, which includes the rebelliousness against the old society that monitors curfews on dating, as well as being arrested for making love with a girl in the back seat of a car, during a drive - in movie, which happens during the bridge section of the song. When released as a single, it was the duo 's biggest hit as well as their only Gold single. `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' was covered in 1973 by Australian band the Bootleg Family Band. It made the top 5 in Australia. `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' was covered in 1985 by the rock band Y&T, in 1988 by the rock band Poison, and it was the fourth single from their second album Open Up and Say... Ahh !. The Poison version released as a single in 1989 on Capitol Records reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 39 on the Mainstream rock charts and has since gone Gold in the US. The song also charted at number 21 on the Australian charts and number 13 on the UK Singles chart. The single 's B - side is `` Tearin ' Down the Walls ''. Contents 1 Albums 2 Personnel 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly singles charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Poison version 4 References 5 External links Albums `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' is on the following albums : Loggins and Messina The Best of Friends Kenny Loggins ' 1993 Solo Album : Outside : From the Redwoods The Poison version is available on : Open Up and Say... Ahh ! Swallow This Live ( live version ) Poison 's Greatest Hits : 1986 - 1996 Crack a Smile... and More ! ( Unplugged ) The Best of Poison : 20 Years of Rock Open Up and Say... Ahh ! - 20th Anniversary Edition Poison 'd The Y&T version is available on : Down for the Count Personnel Loggins & Messina version Kenny Loggins - vocals, electric guitar ( plus solo ) Jim Messina - vocals, electric guitar Jon Clarke - baritone saxophone Al Garth - alto saxophone Larry Sims - bass, backing vocals Merel Bregante - drums, backing vocals Michael Omartian - piano Milt Holland - congas, cowbells Chart performance Weekly singles charts Loggins and Messina version : Chart ( 1972 -- 73 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 5 New Zealand ( Listener ) 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 19 Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Rank Canada 58 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53 Poison version `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' Single by Poison from the album Open Up and Say... Ahh ! B - side `` Tearin ' Down the Walls '' Released February 1, 1989 Format CD single, 7 - inch single Recorded Genre Glam metal Length 2 : 59 Label Enigma / Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina Producer ( s ) Tom Werman Poison singles chronology `` Every Rose Has Its Thorn '' ( 1988 ) `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' ( 1989 ) `` Unskinny Bop '' ( 1990 ) Chart ( 1989 -- 90 ) Peak position Australian ARIA Charts 21 UK Singles Chart 13 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 39 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ) Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley ( 1999 ). The Billboard Book of # 1 Adult Contemporary Hits ( Billboard Publications ) Jump up ^ `` Allmusic ( Poison charts and awards ) Billboard singles ''. Jump up ^ `` Poison chart stats ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ RPM Canada Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1973 / Top 100 Songs of 1973 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ Steve Huey. `` Open Up and Say... Ahh ! - Poison Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. External links Lyrics of this song Loggins and Messina Kenny Loggins Jim Messina Studio albums Sittin ' In ( 1971 ) Loggins and Messina ( 1972 ) Full Sail ( 1973 ) Mother Lode ( 1974 ) So Fine ( 1975 ) Native Sons ( 1976 ) Live albums On Stage ( 1974 ) Finale ( 1977 ) Live : Sittin ' In Again at the Santa Barbara Bowl ( 2005 ) Compilation albums The Best of Friends ( 1976 ) The Best of Loggins & Messina ( 1980 ) The Best : Sittin ' in Again ( 2005 ) Singles `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' ( 1972 ) `` Thinking of You '' ( 1973 ) Other songs `` Danny 's Song '' `` House at Pooh Corner '' `` Listen to a Country Song '' `` A Love Song '' Commons Poison Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett Bobby Dall C.C. DeVille Matt Smith Richie Kotzen Blues Saraceno Studio albums Look What the Cat Dragged In Open Up and Say... Ahh ! Flesh & Blood Native Tongue Crack a Smile... and More ! Power to the People Hollyweird Poison 'd ! Live albums Swallow This Live Great Big Hits Live ! Bootleg Seven Days Live ( CD ) Live, Raw & Uncut ( CD ) Compilations Poison 's Greatest Hits : 1986 -- 1996 Poison -- Rock Champions Best of Ballads & Blues The Best of Poison : 20 Years of Rock Poison -- Box Set ( Collector 's Edition ) Double Dose : Ultimate Hits Videos Sight for Sore Ears Flesh, Blood, & Videotape Swallow This Live : Flesh & Blood World Tour Seven Days Live Poison Greatest Video Hits Nothing but a Good Time ! Unauthorized Poison Video Hits The Best of Poison : 20 Years of Rock ( DVD ) Live, Raw & Uncut ( DVD ) Singles `` Cry Tough '' `` Talk Dirty to Me '' `` I Want Action '' `` I Wo n't Forget You '' `` Rock and Roll All Nite '' `` Nothin ' but a Good Time '' `` Fallen Angel '' `` Every Rose Has Its Thorn '' `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' `` Unskinny Bop '' `` Something to Believe In '' `` Ride the Wind '' `` Life Goes On '' `` ( Flesh & Blood ) Sacrifice '' `` So Tell Me Why '' `` Stand '' `` Until You Suffer Some ( Fire and Ice ) '' `` Body Talk '' `` Shut Up, Make Love '' `` Be the One '' `` Power to the People '' `` The Last Song '' `` Rockstar '' `` Squeeze Box '' `` Shooting Star '' `` We 're an American Band '' `` What I Like About You '' `` SexyBack '' Solo albums A Letter from Death Row Glitter 4 Your Soul Songs of Life Freedom of Sound Rock My World Custom Built Jammin ' with Friends True Grit Related articles Discography Bret Michaels discography Samantha 7 Devil City Angels A Letter from Death Row ( film ) The Surreal Life Rock of Love Season 1 Celebrity Apprentice 3 Bret Michaels : Life as I Know It Celebrity Apprentice : All - Stars Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Your_Mama_Don%27t_Dance&oldid=795490642 '' Categories : 1972 singles 1989 singles Loggins and Messina songs Poison ( American band ) songs Songs written by Kenny Loggins Song recordings produced by Tom Werman 1972 songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Jim Messina ( musician ) Columbia Records singles Enigma Records singles Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 14 August 2017, at 15 : 37. 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Question: who sang your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll
Answer: rock duo Loggins and Messina