''Two Lovers and Other Great Hits'' is an album released by Motown singer

Mary Wells Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Supremes, The Miracles, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the F ...

, the third album she released while recording for the label. It debuted on the Billboard album chart March 16, 1963 reaching #49, remaining on the chart for eight weeks. The album composed of Wells' third top ten hit, " Two Lovers", the follow-up hit, " Laughing Boy" and the b-side to the "Two Lovers" single, " Operator", the latter song later re-recorded as a minor hit for fellow Motown female crooner,

Brenda Holloway Brenda Holloway (born June 26, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", " When I'm Gone", and "You've Ma ...

Track listing

Side one

#" Two Lovers" (Smokey Robinson) #"Guess Who" (Jo Anne Belvin) #"My 2 Arms - You = Tears" (

Clarence Paul Clarence Otto Pauling (March 19, 1928 – May 6, 1995) better known and published as Clarence Paul, was an American songwriter, record producer and singer who was best known for his career with Detroit's Motown Records. Early life and career Bo ...

William "Mickey" Stevenson William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967. Life and career He was born William Stevenson and, a ...

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Matty Malneck Matthew Michael "Matty" Malneck (December 9, 1903 – February 25, 1981) was an American jazz violinist, songwriter, and arranger. Career Born in 1903, Malneck's career as a violinist began when he was age 16. He was a member of the Paul White ...

, Johnny Mercer) #"Stop Right Here" (Mary Wells, Melvin Franklin)

Side two

#" Laughing Boy" (Smokey Robinson) #" Looking Back" ( Belford Hendricks,

Brook Benton Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960 ...

, Clyde Otis) #"(I Guess There's) No Love" (

Berry Gordy Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record l ...

) #"Was It Worth It?" (Berry Gordy) #" Operator" (Smokey Robinson)

Personnel

*Lead vocal by

*Background vocals by: **The Love Tones (on "Two Lovers", "Guess Who", "Laughing Boy" and "Operator") **

The Andantes The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Ma ...

(on "Guess Who", "Stop Right Here" and "Laughing Boy") ** Martha and the Vandellas (on "My 2 Arms - You = Tears") *Instrumentation by

The Funk Brothers The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...

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