![]() Overall, it is just not an LP of just one hit with hasty filler, nor is it a noisy dance album, it’s simply a nicely sequenced collection of well-crafted, well sung early Motown recordings. ![]() It was Motown's first worldwide monster hit and accordingly was crucial in the role of the development of soul music. Again, it was a Smokey song and produced by him. Mary’s vocal interplay with the Andantes makes this one of Motown’s first full listenable LP’s circa 1964. Collection Of The Best Of Mary Wells Just after I became aware of this new music coming out of Detroit, Motown released the classic, 'My Guy', which is now, of course, world known. Side Two sees Mary in a MOR type setting with updated versions of “now” standards, “I Only Have Eyes For You”, “At Last”, “You Do Something To Me”, and notably “My Baby Just Cares For Me”. The closing track of Side One “He Holds His Own” is the version cut before the Supremes a year later, but Mary continues to captivate listeners with her husky smooth vocals backed by The Four Tops AND Supremes. ![]() ![]() Mary Wells - Mary Wells Sings My Guy (1990) Mary Wells - Greatest Hits (1987) Mary Wells - Collection (1961-2014) Mary Wells - Prove It (2018) Mary Wells - Looking Back 1961-1964 (1993) Mary Wells - Two Sides Of Mary Wells (1966/2012) Hi-Res. Either one would have been the perfect follow-up single to “My Guy”. 1963 Two Lovers FLAC 24-96.rar - 331.9 MB. ![]() The first two tracks of Side One “He’s The One I Love” and “Whisper You Love Me Boy” are among the finest tracks Mary cut at Motown. Originally released as “My Guy” was topping the charts, this LP could have gone much further up the charts (peaking at #111 although her “Greatest Hits” LP out simultaneously hit #18) if Mary did not decide to leave Motown. ![]()
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