Mary Wells discography
This is a full discography of albums and singles released by Motown legend 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 side, eighteen in total reached the top 40, thirteen reached the top ten and three reached the number-one spot.
| Mary Wells discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 44 |
Album discography
| Year | Album Title | US Pop Albums* | US Black Albums** | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
.*Eventually changed to The Billboard 200 in 1984. .**Eventually changed to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1984.
Singles discography
Motown (1960–1964)
All songs were released under the Motown label.
| Year | Songs (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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"[1] |
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 |
3* 2* |
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 |
20th Century Fox (1965)
The following list are singles released on 20th Century Fox.
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Atco (1965–1967)
The following list are singles released on Atco.
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
- | - | - | - | ||
| 1967 | "(Hey You) Set My Soul on Fire" b/w "Coming Home" |
122 | - | - | - |
Jubilee (1968–1971)
The following list are singles released on Jubilee.
| Year | Songs (A-side, B-side) | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
- | - | - | - |
Reprise (1971; 1974)
The following list are singles released on Reprise.
| Year | Songs (A-side, B-side) | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - |
Epic (1981)
The following list are singles released on Epic.
| Year | Songs (A-side, B-side) | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Gigolo" b/w "Let's Mix It Up" |
- | 69 | 13 | 2 | In and Out of Love |
| 1981 | "These Arms" b/w "Spend the Nights with Me" |
- | - | - | - |
Allegiance (1983)
| Year | Songs | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "My Guy" (Rerecording) b/w Instrumental version of A-side (Non-album track) |
- | - | - | - | The Old, The New & The Best of Mary Wells |
Nightmare (1987–1989)
| Year | Songs (A-side, B-side) | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | US Disco | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
- | - | - |
- No Billboard R&B chart was published between November 1963 and January 1965. The following listed are from Cashbox's R&B chart.
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
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 Book:Mary Wells | |
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