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Two Lovers and Other Great Hits is an album released by Motown singer Mary Wells, 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.
Two Lovers and Other Great Hits | ||||
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Released | January 31, 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy | |||
Mary Wells chronology | ||||
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Singles from Two Lovers | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Two Lovers" (Smokey Robinson)
- "Guess Who" (Jo Anne Belvin)
- "My 2 Arms - You = Tears" (Clarence Paul, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye)
- "Goody Goody" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer)
- "Stop Right Here" (Mary Wells, Melvin Franklin)
Side two
edit- "Laughing Boy" (Smokey Robinson)
- "Looking Back" (Belford Hendricks, Brook Benton, Clyde Otis)
- "(I Guess There's) No Love" (Berry Gordy)
- "Was It Worth It?" (Berry Gordy)
- "Operator" (Smokey Robinson)
Personnel
edit- Lead vocal by Mary Wells
- Background vocals by:
- The Love Tones (on "Two Lovers", "Guess Who", "Laughing Boy" and "Operator")
- The Andantes (on "Guess Who", "Stop Right Here" and "Laughing Boy")
- Martha and the Vandellas (on "My 2 Arms - You = Tears")
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
edit- ^ "Two Lovers - Mary Wells Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8 – via Google Books.