Biography

Motown's biggest female solo star, and a highly original vocalist with a unique blend of sophistication and innocence, Mary Wells enjoyed a long string of hits in the first half of the 1960s (Motown's glory days), mostly penned by genius writer/producer Smokey Robinson. In '64, Wells recorded a successful album of duets with Marvin Gaye. After leaving Motown in the mid-'60s, she had a few smaller hits here and there, but by the '70s her chart reign was over. An indefatigable trooper, she continued recording until she was felled by cancer in 1992.

Top Tracks

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• Bye Bye Baby

• Can't You See (you're Losing Me)

• Dear Lover

• Love Makes The World Go Round

• My Guy

• My World Is Empty Without You

• My World Is Empty Without You Babe

• Once Upon A Time

• Set My Soul On Fire

• The One Who Really Loves You

• Two Lovers

• What's The Matter With You Baby

• You Beat Me To The Punch

• You Lost The Sweetest Boy

Discography

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• Keeping My Mind on Love

  Quality

  1990

• In and Out of Love

  Reel / Reel Music

  1981

• Servin' Up Some Soul

  Jubilee

  1968

• The Two Sides Of...

  DBK Works

  1966

• Ooh

  Movietone

  1966

• Love Songs to the Beatles

  20th Century Fox

  1965

• Mary Wells

  1965

• Mary Wells Sings My Guy

  K-Tel Distribution

  1964

• Together

  Motown

  1964

• Two Lovers and Other Great Hits

  1963

• Live on Stage

  1963

• The One Who Really Loves You

  Motown

  1962

• Two Lovers

  Motown

  1962

• Bye Bye Baby/I Don't Want To Take a Chance

  Motown

  1961