Two lovers and other great hits is an album released by motown singer mary wells, the third album she released while recording for the label. Well, ive got two lovers, and i aint ashamed, two lovers and i love them both the same. Two lovers had, though, a killer, immediately memorable chorus, in which wells smoky vocals were multitracked or so it sounded to add depth. Listen to your favorite songs from two lovers by mary wells now. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The wizard of oz read by tituss burgess free itunes. Along with the miracles, the temptations, the supremes, and the four tops, wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream america, br. Plus add in the fact that these are all mary wells versions. Time and legions of other soul superstars have obscured the fact that for a brief moment, mary wells was motowns biggest star. Two lovers is a single released in 1962 by mary wells on the motown record label. Mary esther wells may, 1943 july 26, 1992 was an american singer who defined the. The verses werent as hooky as the chorus, but the later parts of those had some fine callandresponse interaction between wells.
Mary esther wells may, 1943 july 26, 1992 was an american singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of motown in the early 1960s. Mary esther wells was born may, 1943 in detroit michigan near wayne state university. Gaitskill, mary the other place read by jennifer egan free mp3. Mary wells whisper you love me boy lyrics musixmatch. Mary wells the definitive collection mp3 album download. The one who really loves you mary wells mary wells. Hes sweet and kind, and hes mine, oh, mine, and treats me good like a lover should. The song stragne love sounds like a completely different song than the one i downloaded on itunes. Mary wells lyrics 28 song lyrics sorted by album, including my guy, you beat me to the punch, old love lets try it again. Along with the miracles, the temptations, the supremes, and the four tops, wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream. Check out two lovers by mary wells on amazon music. Hitsville usa the motown singles collection 19591971. The fullthroated approach of that single was quickly toned down in favor of a popsoul sound.
He treats me good like a lover should and makes me love him, i really, really love him, oh, i l. Well, ive got two lovers and i aint ashamed two lovers and i love them both the same let me tell you bout my first lover hes sweet and. Print and download two lovers sheet music by mary wells. It was released, performed by mary wells, on the motown record label in 1962. At first we think the singer has two boyfriends, but we come to understand that the one boyfriend can be sweet and kind but sometimes also make her cry.
American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of motown in the early 1960s. Two lovers is a single released by mary wells on the motown record label in 1962. The one who really loves you mary wells by mary wells on. Mary wells was on her way to becoming motowns brightest star when diana ross replaced her in their constellation. She came to the attention of berry gordy as a 17yearold, hawking a song shed written for jackie wilson. Two lovers, you beat me to the punch, and the one who really loves you all made the top ten. Wells had a pop voice that could be sweet and alluring at the same time, like tuesday weld from dobie gillis flowing out of your speakers. Check out two lovers history by mary wells on amazon music.
The songs cleverly devised lyrics at first appear to be about a girl singing to one. Mary wells mary esther wells may, 1943 july 26, 1992 was an american singer who helped to define the emerging sound of motown in the early 1960s. Whisper you love me boy say the words you seldom say you love me more each passing day whisper you love me boy just the way you used to do when our love was true its been so long since you held me in your arms ooh, the joy it brings hearing you say sweet things whisper you love me boy make it sound soft and dear tender and sincere whisper you love me boy say it in your sweet way the things i. Discover two lovers instrumental mp3 as made famous by mary wells. Lyrics to two lovers by mary wells from the looking back 19611964 album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Get all the lyrics to songs on mary wells and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The song two lovers was written and produced by smokey robinson. Mary wells download high quality complete mp3 albums.
The song was the third consecutive song released that was written and produced by smokey robinson of the miracles as the singersongwriter was quickly earning a reputation as a hitmaking songwriter and as wells herself had become the solo superstar of the young motown label. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Well, ive got two lovers and i aint ashamed two lovers and i love them both the same let me tell you bout my first lover hes sweet and kind and hes mine, oh, mine. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. The song was the third consecutive hit to be both written and produced by. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. Wells early years were not easy growing up without a father. Along with the supremes, the miracles, the temptations, and the four tops, wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream america, bridging the color lines in music at the time. Well, ive got two lovers and i aint ashamed two lovers and i love them both the same let me tell you bout my first lover hes sweet an. Watch the video for two lovers from mary wellss motown. And, like every other artist on the growing roster, wells recorded as often as possible. Robinson wrote and produced her biggest motown hits. One of motowns first superstars, she became recognized as the queen of motown until her departure from the company in 1964. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
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Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Her mother did domestic work in order to support her three children. Mary wells midi files, midi karaoke mp3 professional backing tracks and lyrics produced by hit trax. Whether this was an act of fate or berry gordy is still debated by pundits. Features song lyrics for mary wellss mary wells album.