Mary Wells Mary Wells Sings My Guy (LP, Vinyl 180 Gram)
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Mary Wells: Mary Wells Sings My Guy (LP, Vinyl 180 Gram)
"The Two Sides Of Mary Wells" is the seventh studio album by soul singer Mary Wells, released in 1966. Wells' career had changed drastically from six years earlier, when she first recorded songs for Motown as a teenager. This album mixed traditional pop with more earthy and upscale soul songs. Wells scored a modest hit with the Motown-esque "Dear Lover," which entered the top ten on the R&B charts.
The album also features some great renditions of Wells' classic tracks such as: "Satisfaction," "In The Midnight Hour," "My World Is Empty Without You," and "The Boy From Ipanema," among others.
Article properties:Mary Wells: Mary Wells Sings My Guy (LP, Vinyl 180 Gram)
Interpret: Mary Wells
Album titlle: Mary Wells Sings My Guy (LP, Vinyl 180 Gram)
Genre R&B, Soul
- Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
- Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
- Record Grading Mint (M)
- Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
- Vinyl weight 180g Vinyl
Label Music On Vinyl Records
Artikelart LP
EAN: 8719262028579
- weight in Kg 0.28
| Wells, Mary - Mary Wells Sings My Guy (LP, Vinyl 180 Gram) LP 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Satisfaction | Mary Wells | ||
| 02 | Love Makes The World Go Round | Mary Wells | ||
| 03 | In The Midnight Hour | Mary Wells | ||
| 04 | My World Is Empty Without You Babe | Mary Wells | ||
| 05 | Good Lovin' | Mary Wells | ||
| 06 | Dear Lover | Mary Wells | ||
| 07 | Where Am I Going | Mary Wells | ||
| 08 | Shangri-La | Mary Wells | ||
| 09 | On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) | Mary Wells | ||
| 10 | The Shadow Of Your Smile | Mary Wells | ||
| 11 | The Boy From Ipanema | Mary Wells | ||
| 12 | Sunrise Sunset | Mary Wells | ||
Mary Wells
My Guy
Mary Wells
My Guy
Ever since Smokey Robinson took over the production reins for Motown queen Mary Wells' output, the precocious chanteuse could do no wrong. Under Smokey's creative control, Wells posted three 1962 smashes, The One Who Really Loves You, You Beat Me To The Punch, and the coy Two Lovers, all employing refreshing Caribbean-tinged rhythms. 1963 kept the momentum rolling as Mary cooed Smokey's Laughing Boy, Your Old Standby, and What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One,while Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote the hit You Lost The Sweetest Boy on the opposite side of the latter.
But Smokey saved his best for last: My Guy gave Wells her long-awaited number one pop hit (R&B too). Wells was more seductive than ever after the stately horn intro, lifted directly from Eddie Heywood's Canadian Sunset. Bassist James Jamerson is incredible throughout but especially on the last breaks, while the Andantes, Motown's indispensable trio of female backing vocalists, add sassy retorts. Motown boss Berry Gordy appreciated their role in the tune's success. "He gave us a bonus of $500," says The Andantes' Louvain Demps. "That was the first bonus we ever got!"
But there were storm clouds looming. Despite the mammoth success of My Guy and Mary's concurrent double-sided hit duet with Marvin Gaye, Wells' husband Herman Griffin, a former Motown artist, apparently persuaded Mary that she could do better elsewhere. Because she signed her contract prior to her 21st birthday, Mary managed to slip free, inking a pact with 20th Century Fox Records. It was a major tactical error. Wells managed a handful of decent sellers for the label and a #6 R&B entry on Atco in 1966 with Dear Lover (produced by Carl Davis), but she never scaled the heights she had at Hitsville. Mary ended up on the oldies circuit until throat cancer robbed her of her most precious possession. She died at 49 on July 26, 1992.
- Bill Dahl -
Various - Sweet Soul Music
31 Scorching Classics From 1964
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