Mary Wells

180-gram VIRGIN VINYL

LIMITED EDITION

The Complete Album + 4 Bonus Track

Mary Wells developed a unique stage persona that was both shy and sexy at the same time. She became a star when Berry Gordy signed her as a teenager and her first Motown hits (such as “Bye Bye Baby” and “The One Who Really Loves You”) helped to define the emerging sound of the Detroit label in the early 1960s.

Presented here is Wells’ magnificent and long-unavailable debut album for Motown, Bye, Bye Baby. This is the material upon which Mary Wells’ reputation and personal style were built.

PERSONNEL:

• Mary Wells - (lead vocals on all tracks), plus:

• Eddie Willis- (guitar)
• James Jamerson - (bass)
• Richard "Pop Corn" Wylie - (piano)
• Benny Benjamin or Richard Allen - (drumsv
• Paul Riser - (trombone)
• Wanda Young, Georgeanna Tillman, Wyanetta Cowart, Katherine Anderson (backing vocals)

Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, between 1960 and 1961

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Come to me
• A2. I Don't Want to Take A Chance
• A3. Bye. Bye Baby
• A4. Shop Around
• A5. I Love the Way You Love (*)
• A6. The One Who Really Loves You (*)

• SIDE B
• B1. I'm Gonna Stay
• B2. Let Your Consciense Be Your Guide
• B3. Bad Boy
• B4. I'm So Sorry
• B5. Please Forgive Me
• B6. You Beta Me to the Punch (*)
• B7. I've Got A Story (*)

• (*) Bonus tracks