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Which I heard it in 1989. Mary had went on to heaven and will always be remembered forever. The one I do like alot is "You lost the sweetest boy". Her song "My Guy" is heard alot. This CD of the late Mary Wells is one to have in archives. We'll always love her songs from Motown forever. Of course in mid-summer 1992. Everyone was shocked.
Mary's legacy will go on. I know that Mary Wells was out in the 1960's. I always remember listening to Mary Wells on the radio as a kid back in the 1980's. I'll keep this CD for years to come. Awesome writers. Great singer and very beautiful person.I remember back in summer of 1990 that she had throat cancer. Even though she's up there watching us that are fans of her.
WHOA - Mary Wells really delivers and takes me back in time with all of her GREAT songs. I am really enjoying this great CD of Mary's all times favorites.Thanks
Mary Wells Motown songs are hard to find. I was pleased to find it here and pleased with the CD itself.
The 2-disc set "Looking Back 1961-1964," put out by Motown, would be the much better choice for her fans. With her soft voice, Mary Wells was a soul singer who could sound both shy and sexy at the same time.
Then there was Wells' decision to leave Motown for 20th Century Fox, after which her career was nowhere near the same. Given she was only 21 when "My Guy" hit the top of the charts, this "20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection" for Mary Wells cannot help but engender thoughts of what might have been.Mary Wells became a star when Barry Gordy signed her as a teenager and she had her first Motown hit, "Bye Bye Baby" (#45 on the Billboard Pop charts, although most of her songs always charted better on the R&B charts).
In 1964, the year the Beatles led the British Invasion Mary Wells was Motown's biggest star and had a #1 hit with the classic "My Guy." That would end up changing, not because of the Beatles, but because of Diana Ross and the Supremes, who would have three #1 hits at the end of the year and become the second biggest hit makers on the planet. "I Don't Want to Take a Chance" (#33), "Once Upon a Time" (#19) and "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" (#22) are also pretty good.
This collection includes three other Top 10 hits, all of which were written and produced by Smokey Robinson: "The One Who Really Loves You" (#8), "You Beat Me to the Punch" (#9), and "Two Lovers" (#7). In fact, Robinson wrote the first seven tracks on this album, which includes "Laughing Boy" (#15).
However, with only eleven tracks this is a less than satisfying collection, because it is missing some hits, such as "What's the Matter With You Baby" (#17). However, for the casual fan who would like to have more than "My Guy," this "Millennium Collection" certainly fulfills the minimum Mary Wells requirement.
Though for some strange reason radio seemed to refuse to play Mary's records after leaving Motown Records, "Gigolo" was a major dance hit from her last release and still sounds great today. Mary wrote her first hit the raw and gritty "Bye Bye Baby" which launched a career that built Motown in the early days and was quickly followed by classics such as "Two Lovers" and "The One Who Really Loves You". This soulful legendary lady was Motown's 1st Superstar who had hit after hit and this wonderful collection shows clearly why Mary Wells should be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The mega-hit "My Guy" sounds timeless today in all its glory here and could be a hit all over again today. Mary continued turning out lots of hits and the variety of these were really amazing. From her sultry numbers to soulful rhythm cookers such as "You Lost The Sweetest Boy" and "What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One", Mary Wells was a major hit maker who continued with this quality all the way through the eighties with her last major label release on Epic Records "In And Out OF Love" still timeless in its beauty and deserving to be released on CD. Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells duet hit "Once Upon A Time" is another song of great beauty and this solid sampler shows that Mary Wells was a once in a lifetime classic whose talent still shines bright today. The music industry needs to give this lady her just due.it's overdue.
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