"Mama Used to Say" was released in 1981 and reached the UK Singles Chart top 10 in June 1982, where it remained at #7 for two weeks.

[4] It was also a Top 40 hit and in the United States, earning Junior a Best Newcomer award from Billboard magazine.

[6] British singer-songwriter Beverley Knight released "Mama Used to Say" on 27 June 2011[16] as the first single release from her seventh studio album, Soul UK, a tribute to UK soul artists.

Knight said of the song, "I think this was everyone's favourite track at the time and is still played on every 'club classics' radio show in the country.

[19] The video features cameos by Junior, Jaki Graham, Rod Temperton and Jazzie B.