Mary Wells I'm Gonna Stay - The Early Motown Years 1960-62 (Vinyl)
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Further Details Title: I'm Gonna Stay - The Early Motown Years 1960-62 Condition: New Format: Vinyl Description: Mary Wells - I'm Gonna Stay: The Early Motown Years 1960-62 Mary Wells was undoubtedly the first true female soul superstar. Not only did she bring glitz, glamour and a glorious voice to Motown, she broke down the barrier between the pop and R&B worlds. Her unerring desire for freedom in the industry paved the way for the likes of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder to pursue their dreams without restraint. She was a young lady of many firsts – she was the first female solo artist on Motown to have a top 40 pop hit, a top 10 R&B entry, an R&B No.1 and be nominated for a grammy. Starting her budding career at the age of 17 with designs on being a songwriter for her idol Jackie Wilson, she approached Motown owner Berry Gordy Jnr with her song Bye, Bye, Baby. Hearing her voice, he signed the songstress on the spot and the rest, as they say, is history. She went on to have a successful, albeit short, relationship with Motown scoring hits with Bye,Bye, Baby, I Don’t Want To Take A Chance, You Beat Me To The Punch, The One Who Really Loves You and Two Lovers. Working closely with Smokey Robinson, together they help define the sound the Motown label is known and loved for until she put her foot down over a royalties dispute and left. This collection features all her Motown singles alongside selected tracks from her two albums put out during these formative years. Tracks Side A 1) BYE BYE BABY - Mary Wells (Mary Wells) 1960 2) PLEASE FORGIVE ME - Mary Wells (Berry Gordy Jr.) 1960 3) I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE - Mary Wells (William Stevenson, B. Gordy Jr.) 1961 4) I'M SO SORRY - Mary Wells (Earl Brooks, Berry Gordy Jr., Lessie Brooks) 1961 5) STRANGE LOVE - Mary Wells (William Stevenson) 1961 6) COME TO ME - Mary Wells (Marv Johnson, Berry Gordy Jr.) 1961 7) THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU - Mary Wells (William Robinson) 1962 8) I'M GONNA STAY - Mary Wells (Berry Gordy Jr.) 1962 Side B 1) YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH - Mary Wells (William Robinson, Ronald White) 1962 2) OLD LOVE (LET'S TRY IT AGAIN) - Mary Wells (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Frederick Gorman) 1962 3) TWO LOVERS - Mary Wells (Smokey Robinson) 1962 4) OPERATOR - Mary Wells (Smokey Robinson) 1962 5) SHOP AROUND - Mary Wells (Berry Gordy Jr., Smokey Robinson) 1961 6) LET YOUT CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE - Mary Wells (Berry Gordy Jr.) 1962 7) I'VE GOT A NOTION - Mary Wells (Berry Gordy Jr., Smokey Robinson) 1962 8) TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT - Mary Wells (Robert Bateman, George Fowler, Brian Holland) 1962 . Artist: Mary Wells No Of Discs: 1 Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Record Label: Acrobat Language: English EAN: 0824046165024 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
