''Mary Wells Greatest Hits'' is a greatest-hits

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released by

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singer Mary Wells in 1964 on the Motown label. As the standout early star of Motown Records, Wells, thanks to producers such as Berry Gordy and

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, rose to prominence as Motown's first crossover star for a brief period between 1961 and 1964 before she left the label that year for

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. This collection collected the best of Wells' hits with the label.

Track listing

Side one

The One Who Really Loves You ''The One Who Really Loves You'' is the second album recorded by R&B singer and Motown recording artist Mary Wells, released in 1962 on the Motown label. The album featured the hits, "The One Who Really Loves You" and "You Beat Me to the Punch" a ...

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You Beat Me to the Punch "You Beat Me to the Punch" is a soul single by Motown singer Mary Wells, released on the Motown label in 1962. It was co-written by Smokey Robinson of the Miracles, who was responsible for the majority of hits released by Wells - and another Mir ...

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What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One "What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One" (also known as "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One") is a song written and produced by Smokey Robinson and released as a single by singer Mary Wells for the Motown label.The Complete Motown Singles Vol 3: ...

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My Guy "My Guy" is a 1964 hit single by Mary Wells for the Motown label. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles, the song is a woman's rejection of a sexual advance and affirmation of her fidelity to her boyfriend, who is her ideal an ...

Side two

#" Laughing Boy" #" What Love Has Joined Together" #"Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do to Me)" #"Old Love (Let's Try Again)" #"

You Lost the Sweetest Boy "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single by Motown star Mary Wells. The song is most noted for the background vocals by The Supremes and The Temptations. Song information In this song, ...

" #" Bye Bye Baby"

Personnel

* Mary Wells - lead vocals *

Liz Lands Elizabeth Lands (February 11, 1939 – January 11, 2013) was an American soul singer. Her purported five octave vocal range started her Motown career before Berry Gordy tried to make a name for her in the R&B/Pop market on Gordy Records. Life and ...

- background vocals *The Rayber Voices - background vocals *The Love Tones - background vocals * The Andantes - background vocals * The Supremes - background vocals * The Temptations - background vocals * The Funk Brothers - instrumentation {{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Hits (Mary Wells Album) Mary Wells albums Albums produced by Smokey Robinson Albums produced by Berry Gordy 1966 greatest hits albums Motown compilation albums Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson