Mary Wells
Bye Bye Baby, I Don´t Want to Take a Chance (600813)
Bye Bye Baby, I Don´t Want to Take a Chance
Mary Wells
Soul Jam
8436028690701
SOU 130557
600813
SOUL
1
MARY WELL'S MAGNIFECENT DEBUT ALBUM
INCLUDES 10 BONUS TRACKS
Mary Wells developed a unique stage persona that was both shy and sexy at the same time. She became a star when Berry Gordy signedher 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. This quintessential collector’s edition contains Wells’ magnificent and long-unavailable debut album for Motown, Bye, Bye Baby, I Don’t Want to Take a Chance (1961). In addition, 10 bonus tracks from the same period. These songs serve as the best introduction for anyone wanting to explore the music from Wells’ early career. This is the material upon which Mary Wells’ reputation and personal style were built.
PERSONNEL:
MARY WELLS, lead vocals on all tracks, plus:
Probably:
Eddie Willis (guitar)
James Jamerson (bass)
Richard “Popcorn” Wylie (piano)
Benny Benjamin or Richard Allen (drums)
Paul Riser (trombone)
Wanda Young, Georgeanna Tillman, Wyanetta Cowart, Katherine Anderson (backing vocals).
Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, between 1960 and 1961.
Original recordings produced by Berry Gordy, Jr.
INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET, RARE PHOTOS
VINTAGE MEMORABILIA & DETAILED LINER NOTES
TRACKS
01 COME TO ME 2:17
02 I DON’T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE 2:51
03 BYE, BYE BABY 2:56
04 SHOP AROUND 2:41
05 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 2:27
06 I’M GONNA STAY 2:45
07 LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE 2:38
08 BAD BOY 2:26
09 I’M SO SORRY 2:15
10 PLEASE FORGIVE ME 2:42
BONUS TRACKS
11 I’VE GOT A STORY 2:48
12 STRANGE LOVE 2:43
13 THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU 2:30
14 SHE DON’T LOVE YOU 2:33
15 (YOU CAN) DEPEND ON ME 2:56
16 OPERATOR 2:49
17 THE DAY WILL COME 2:10
18 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH 2:46
19 WHEN YOUR LOVER COMES BACK 2:33
20 OLD LOVE (LET’S TRY IT AGAIN) 2:47
TOTAL TIME: 52:47
INCLUDES 10 BONUS TRACKS
Mary Wells developed a unique stage persona that was both shy and sexy at the same time. She became a star when Berry Gordy signedher 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. This quintessential collector’s edition contains Wells’ magnificent and long-unavailable debut album for Motown, Bye, Bye Baby, I Don’t Want to Take a Chance (1961). In addition, 10 bonus tracks from the same period. These songs serve as the best introduction for anyone wanting to explore the music from Wells’ early career. This is the material upon which Mary Wells’ reputation and personal style were built.
PERSONNEL:
MARY WELLS, lead vocals on all tracks, plus:
Probably:
Eddie Willis (guitar)
James Jamerson (bass)
Richard “Popcorn” Wylie (piano)
Benny Benjamin or Richard Allen (drums)
Paul Riser (trombone)
Wanda Young, Georgeanna Tillman, Wyanetta Cowart, Katherine Anderson (backing vocals).
Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, between 1960 and 1961.
Original recordings produced by Berry Gordy, Jr.
INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET, RARE PHOTOS
VINTAGE MEMORABILIA & DETAILED LINER NOTES
TRACKS
01 COME TO ME 2:17
02 I DON’T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE 2:51
03 BYE, BYE BABY 2:56
04 SHOP AROUND 2:41
05 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE 2:27
06 I’M GONNA STAY 2:45
07 LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE 2:38
08 BAD BOY 2:26
09 I’M SO SORRY 2:15
10 PLEASE FORGIVE ME 2:42
BONUS TRACKS
11 I’VE GOT A STORY 2:48
12 STRANGE LOVE 2:43
13 THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU 2:30
14 SHE DON’T LOVE YOU 2:33
15 (YOU CAN) DEPEND ON ME 2:56
16 OPERATOR 2:49
17 THE DAY WILL COME 2:10
18 YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH 2:46
19 WHEN YOUR LOVER COMES BACK 2:33
20 OLD LOVE (LET’S TRY IT AGAIN) 2:47
TOTAL TIME: 52:47
