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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Wells - My Guy |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16331-5231-1 |website=bpi.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:35, 16 March 2023
Mary Wells discography | |
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Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Singles | 44 |
This is a full discography of albums and singles released by Motown singer Mary Wells during a 30-year career that spanned a repertoire of doo-wop, R&B, pop, soul, disco and dance. Throughout her career, she released a total of sixteen albums and twenty-seven singles that charted between 1960 and 1982. Among the singles, twelve of them reached the Top 40 with four reaching the top ten and one hitting number-one. On the R&B charts, eighteen in total reached the top 40, thirteen reached the top ten and three reached the number-one spot.[1]
Albums
Year | Title | Peaks | Label | ||
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US [1] | |||||
1961 | Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance | ― | Motown | ||
1962 | The One Who Really Loves You | ― | |||
1963 | Two Lovers and Other Great Hits | 49 | |||
Recorded Live On Stage | ― | ||||
1964 | Together (with Marvin Gaye) | 42 | |||
Greatest Hits | 18 | ||||
Mary Wells Sings My Guy | 111 | ||||
1965 | Mary Wells | 145 | 20th Century | ||
Love Songs to the Beatles | ― | ||||
1966 | The Two Sides of Mary Wells | ― | Atco | ||
Vintage Stock | ― | Motown | |||
1968 | Servin' Up Some Soul | ― | Jubilee | ||
1981 | In and Out of Love | ― | Epic/CBS | ||
1982 | Easy Touch | ― | 51 West/CBS | ||
1983 | The Old, The New & The Best of Mary Wells | ― | Allegiance | ||
1990 | Keeping My Mind on Love | ― | Motorcity | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Motown (1960–1964)
All songs were released under the Motown label.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
UK [2] | ||||
1960 | "Bye Bye Baby" b/w "Please Forgive Me" |
45 | 8 | — | Bye Bye Baby | |
1961 | "I Don't Want to Take a Chance" b/w "I'm So Sorry" |
33 | 9 | — | ||
"Strange Love" b/w "Come to Me" (from Bye Bye Baby) |
— | — | — | The One Who Really Loves You | ||
1962 | "The One Who Really Loves You" b/w "I'm Gonna Stay" (from Bye Bye Baby) |
8 | 2 | — | ||
"You Beat Me to the Punch" b/w "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)" (from Greatest Hits) |
9 | 1 | — | |||
"Two Lovers" b/w "Operator" |
7 | 1 | — | Two Lovers | ||
1963 | "Laughing Boy" / "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" (from The One Who Really Loves You) |
15 100 |
6 | — | ||
"Your Old Standby" b/w "What Love Has Joined Together" |
40 | 8 | — | Greatest Hits | ||
"You Lost the Sweetest Boy" / "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One" |
22 29 |
10 8 |
— | |||
1964 | "My Guy" b/w "Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do to Me)" (from Greatest Hits) |
1 | 1 | 5 | Mary Wells Sings "My Guy" | |
"Once Upon a Time" / "What's the Matter with You Baby" Both sides with Marvin Gaye |
19 17 |
— | 50 | Together (Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells) | ||
"When I'm Gone" b/w "Guarantee for a Lifetime" Canceled |
— | — | — | Vintage Stock | ||
"Whisper You Love Me Boy" b/w "I'll Be Available" Canceled |
— | — | — | Mary Wells Sings "My Guy" | ||
1972 | "My Guy" b/w "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One" (from Greatest Hits) (reissue) |
— | — | 14 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
20th Century Fox (1965)
The following list are singles released on 20th Century Fox.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1964 | "Ain't It the Truth" / "Stop Takin' Me for Granted" |
45 88 |
6 | Mary Wells | |
"Use Your Head" b/w "Everlovin' Boy" |
34 | 13 | |||
1965 | "Never, Never Leave Me" / "Why Don't You Let Yourself Go" |
54 107 |
15 | ||
"He's a Lover" b/w "I'm Learnin'" (Non-album track) |
74 | — | |||
"Me Without You" b/w "I'm Sorry" |
95 | — | Non-album tracks | ||
"I Should Have Known Better" b/w "Please Please Me" |
— | — | Love Songs to The Beatles | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Atco (1965–1967)
The following list are singles released on Atco.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1965 | "Dear Lover" / "Can't You See (You're Losing Me)" (Non-album track) |
51 94 |
6 | The Two Sides of Mary Wells | |
1966 | "Such a Sweet Thing" b/w "Keep Me in Suspense" |
99 | — | Non-album tracks | |
"Fancy Free" b/w "Me and My Baby" |
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1967 | "(Hey You) Set My Soul on Fire" b/w "Coming Home" |
122 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Jubilee (1968–1971)
The following list are singles released on Jubilee.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1968 | "The Doctor" b/w "Two Lovers' History" |
65 | 22 | Servin' Up Some Soul | |
"Can't Get Away from Your Love" b/w "A Woman in Love" |
— | — | |||
"Don't Look Back" b/w "500 Miles" |
— | — | |||
1969 | "Never Give a Man the World" b/w "Mind Reader" |
— | 38 | Non-album tracks | |
1970 | "Dig the Way I Feel" b/w "Love-Shooting Bandit" |
115 | 35 | ||
"Sweet Love" b/w "It Must Be" |
— | — | |||
1971 | "Mr. Tough" b/w "Never Give a Man the World" |
— | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Reprise (1971; 1974)
The following list are singles released on Reprise.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1971 | "I Found What I Wanted" b/w "I See a Future in You" |
— | — | Non-album tracks | |
1974 | "If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)" b/w "Cancel My Subscription" |
— | 95 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Epic (1981)
The following list are singles released on Epic.
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dance [1] | |||
1981 | "Gigolo" b/w "Let's Mix It Up" |
— | 69 | 13 | In and Out of Love |
1981 | "These Arms" b/w "Spend the Nights with Me" |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Allegiance (1983)
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1983 | "My Guy" (Rerecording) b/w Instrumental version of A-side (Non-album track) |
— | — | The Old, The New & The Best of Mary Wells | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Nightmare (1987–1989)
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
1987 | "Don't Burn Your Bridges" b/w Nightmare Dub Mix of A-side (Non-album track) |
— | — | Keeping My Mind on Love | |
1989 | "You're the Answer to My Dreams" b/w Motor-Town Dub Mix version of A-side (Non-album track) |
— | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Tamla Motown UK releases
Including catalogue numbers.
- TML11006 My Baby Just Cares for Me LP
- TML11032 Greatest Hits LP
- STMS5057 Sings My Guy LP
- STMS5093 Greatest Hits LP
- TMG820 "My Guy" / "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" / "Two Lovers" single
- TME2007 Mary Wells EP
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Mary Wells - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "MARY WELLS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Mary Wells - My Guy". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Record Label Discographies of collectable and rare vinyl". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007.
External links
- Mary Wells discography at Discogs