Tramp (Lowell Fulson song)

"Tramp"
Single by Lowell Fulson
from the album Tramp
B-side	"Pico"
Released	1967 (1967)
Format	7" 45 rpm record
Recorded	1967 (1967)
Genre	Blues
Length	03:04
Label	Kent K 45x456
Lowell Fulson singles chronology
"Black Nights" (1967) "Tramp" (1967) "Make a Little Love" (1967)

"Tramp" is a soul blues song first recorded by Lowell Fulson in 1967. It was written by Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin. The song became a hit, reaching #5 in the Billboard R&B chart and #52 in the pop Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the original recording, "Tramp" has been recorded by several R&B and other artists.

Other versions

"Tramp"
Single by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
from the album King & Queen
B-side	"Tell It Like It Is"
Released	1967 (1967)
Format	7" 45 rpm record
Recorded	1967 (1967)
Genre	Soul
Length	3:03
Label	Stax 45-216
Producer(s)	Jim Stewart

• 1967 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas as #2 R&B and #26 Pop hits.
• 1967 - Roy Head and the Traits with Johnny Winter as a single.
• 1967 - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity as a single.*
• 1975 - West Road Blues Band from Blues Power (album).
• 1987 - Salt-n-Pepa from Hot, Cool & Vicious.
• 1989 - Los Mojados instrumental version from Mal camino.
• 1998 - Junior Kimbrough from God Knows I Tried.
• 1999 - Foxy Brown from Chyna Doll.
• 2001 - Buddy Guy from Sweet Tea.
• 2003 - ZZ Top from Mescalero.
• 2010 - Steve Miller Band from Bingo!.

Sampling

• The original version recorded by Lowell Fulson was sampled in the 1990 song "Rampage" by EPMD (featuring LL Cool J), the 1991 song "Let, Let Me In" by De La Soul and the 1992 song "7" by Prince.
• Salt-n-Pepa sampled the Otis Redding and Carla Thomas rendition of the song in 1985 and kept the original title.
• The Otis Redding and Carla Thomas rendition also contains an uncredited guitar riff, played by Steve Cropper and lifted from the introduction of The Temptations' 1966 Motown classic "(I Know) I'm Losing You".