Toppa Top 10: Ten ‘Mama’ Tunes For Mother’s Day 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 May 9, 2012 6. Alton Ellis, “Mother and Father” The great Alton Ellis doesn’t sing about his mother and father so much as to them on this rare and funky cut recorded for his debut album, Sings Rock & Soul.