Cass Elliot the men who co-wrote it, whom Michelle Phillips had met years earlier. Elliot's version is noteworthy for its contemplative pace, whereas almost all earlier recordings of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (including one by Nat King Cole and another by Ozzie Nelson) had been up-tempo versions—the song having been written in 1931 as a dance tune. The Mamas & the Papas continued to record to meet the terms of their record contract. Their final album was released in 1971. After the breakup of the Mamas & the Papas, Elliot embarked on a solo singing career. Her most successful recording
Baby mama was titled "I Hate My Baby Mama." The Outkast song "Ms. Jackson", released in 2000, was dedicated to "all the baby mamas' mamas". "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino released a song entitled "Baby Mama" in 2004. In this song she is writing an ode to black single mothers and to be a baby mama should be a "badge of honor". She is able to make firsthand acknowledgements as a single mother. she even empathizes on the thoughts of baby mamas and how they are "fed up with makin' beds up." "Planet Earth", an album by Prince released in 2007, features