Mary Wells discography

Mary Wells discography
Studio albums	13
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	44

This is a full discography of albums and singles released by Motown singer 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 charts, eighteen in total reached the top 40, thirteen reached the top ten and three reached the number-one spot.[1]

Albums

Year	Title	Peaks	Label
		US [1]
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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Motown (1960–1964)

All songs were released under the Motown label.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	UK [2]
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"	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	BPI: Silver[3]	Mary Wells Sings "My Guy"
	"Once Upon a Time" / "What's the Matter with You Baby" Both sides with Marvin Gaye	19 17	—	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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

20th Century Fox (1965)

The following list are singles released on 20th Century Fox.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]
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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Atco (1965–1967)

The following list are singles released on Atco.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]
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	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Jubilee (1968–1971)

The following list are singles released on Jubilee.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]
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"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Reprise (1971; 1974)

The following list are singles released on Reprise.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions	Album
		US R&B [1]
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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Epic (1981)

The following list are singles released on Epic.

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions		Album
		US R&B [1]	US Dance [1]
1981	"Gigolo" b/w "Let's Mix It Up"	69	13	In and Out of Love
1981	"These Arms" b/w "Spend the Nights with Me"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Allegiance (1983)

Year	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	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	Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	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)

Tamla Motown UK releases

Including catalogue numbers.[4]

• 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

1. "Mary Wells - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
2. "MARY WELLS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
3. "Mary Wells - My Guy". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
4. "Record Label Discographies of collectable and rare vinyl". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007.

External links

• Mary Wells discography at Discogs