“I gave my guy my word of honor to be faithful, and I'm gonna, You best be believing I won't be deceiving my guy” - Mary Wells
Title: Greatest Hits
Artist: Mary Wells
Release Year: 1964
Genre: R&B
Status: N/A
Number of Tracks:12 ( 6 Side One, 6 Side Two)
Record Label: Motown
Number Album Released: N/A
What I Think
I got this album used for $1 and this is a good album for someone who wants to be introduced to Mary Wells’ music. My favorite track on this album is “My Guy”, and that is my favorite Mary Wells’ song. The 1st track on this album is “The One Who Really Loves You”. Wells’ singing is smooth. The backup singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated rhythm and beat at a mid tempo. The message is about a girl who is telling a guy that she really loves him and not to be distracted by other girls. The 2nd song is “You Beat Me to the Punch”. Wells’ singing is smooth. The back up singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated rhythm and beat at a mid tempo. The message is about a girl who sees this guy she really like and she wants to tell him but he tells her that he likes her before she was able to tell him. The 3rd song is “Two Lovers”. Wells’ singing is smooth. The back up singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated rhythm and beat. The message is about a girl talking about her guy but describes him as two different people because of his personality. The 4th song is “Your Old Stand By”. Wells’ singing is smooth and slow. The backup singing is also smooth and slow. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a girl telling a guy she used to be with where his new girl just left him that she will always be there for him. The 5th song is “What’s Easy For Two is so Hard For One”. Wells’ singing is smooth and fast. The backup singing is also smooth. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is that it is easier to do certain things when you are in a relationship. The 6th song is “My Guy”. Wells’ singing is smooth. The backup singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a girl telling how much she loves a guy that no matter what happens she will never leave him. The 7th song is “Laughing Boy”. Wells’ singing is slow and smooth. The backup singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm. The message is about a boy who used to be happy with his old girlfriend but now that he doesn't have her he pretends to be happy. The 8th song is “What Love Has Joined Together”. Wells’ singing is slow and smooth. The backup singing is also smooth and slow. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm. The message is about a couple that can never be taken apart. The 9th song is “Oh Little Boy”. Wells’ singing is at a moderate pace and strong. The backup singing is also singing at a moderate pace and strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm. The message is about a girl who lost her boy and when the boy wants to come back she rejects him because he played with her heart. The 10th song is “Old Love”. Wells’ singing is smooth and at a moderate pace. The backup singing is also smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm. The message is about a woman who wants to go back to her old love and make things better. The 11th song is “You Lost the Sweetest Boy”. Wells’ singing is fast and smooth. The backup singing is also fast and smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm. The message is about a woman telling another woman that she lost a good man due to how she treated him and how she has him now. The 12th song is “Bye Bye Baby”. Wells’ singing is strong and at a moderate pace. The backup singing is also strong and and at a moderate pace. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm. The message is about a girl telling a guy that she is leaving him because he broke her heart and she won't come back no matter what the guy does.
Scoring (Out of 7)
- How well the album did (Diamond 10/10, Platinum 8/10, Gold 6/10): N/A
- How well is the singing: 6/7
- How well is the band: 4.2/7
- How impactful the messages of the songs are: 4.9/7
- How appealing is the cover: 4.2/7
- How creative is the cover: 1.4/7
- How relevant is the album after 10+ years since release: N/A
- How much did it revolutionize its genre of music: N/A
- How creative are the instruments: 1.5/7
- How creative are the lyrics: 2.1/7
Total Score: 3.47/7
Percentage: 49.6%
My Favorite Songs
- My Guy
- Two Lovers
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- The One Who Really Loves You
- Bye Bye Baby
- Your Old Stand By
- Laughing Boy
- Oh Little Boy
- Old Love
- What’s Easy For Two is so Hard For One
- What Love Has Joined Together
- You Lost the Sweetest Boy
Videos of Mary Wells performing songs from the album
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q8q_h9TBxw “Mary Wells - My Guy - Live On Shindig 1965”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhqGTfk4hk “"Two Lovers" Medley by Mary Wells & Smokey Robinson”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1RawnyoWYM “Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW3xpKGhCBI “Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You”
Comment what you think of this album and if you agree with me or not and stay tuned for my next record review which will be “Greatest Hits From the Beginning” by The Miracles
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