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The One Who Really Loves You is the second album recorded by R&B singer and Motown recording artist Mary Wells, released in 1962 on the Motown label. The album featured the hits, "The One Who Really Loves You" and "You Beat Me to the Punch" and other singles such as the ballads "Strange Love" and "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right".
The One Who Really Loves You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1962[1] | |||
Recorded | 1961–62 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Mickey Stevenson | |||
Mary Wells chronology | ||||
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Singles from The One Who Really Loves You | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "The One Who Really Loves You" (William "Smokey" Robinson)
- "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" (Berry Gordy, Jr., William "Smokey" Robinson)
- "You Beat Me to the Punch" (Ronald White, William "Smokey" Robinson)
- "I've Got a Notion" (Brian Holland, George Fowler, Robert Bateman)
- "The Day Will Come" (Brian Holland, Robert Bateman)
Side two
edit- "Strange Love" (Mickey Stevenson, George Gordy)
- "You're My Desire" (Rex Robertson, William "Smokey" Robinson)
- "I'll Still Be Around" (Janie Bradford, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie)
- "She Don't Love You" (William "Smokey" Robinson)
- "Drifting Love" (Mary Wells)
Personnel
edit- Mary Wells - lead vocals
- The Love Tones - backing vocals (on "The One Who Really Loves You", "You Beat Me to the Punch", "Strange Love" and "You're My Desire")
- The Andantes - backing vocals (on "The Day Will Come", "Strange Love" and "She Don't Love You")
- Robert Bateman - backing vocals (on "She Don't Love You")
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
References
edit- ^ a b "The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.