Mary Wells discography

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

Mary Wells discography
Studio albums13
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles44

Album discography
YearAlbum TitleUS Pop Albums*US Black Albums**Label
1961Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance--Motown
1962The One Who Really Loves You--
1963Two Lovers and Other Great Hits49-
Recorded Live On Stage--
1964Together (with Marvin Gaye)42-
Greatest Hits18-
Mary Wells Sings My Guy111-
1965Mary Wells145-20th Century
Love Songs to the Beatles--
1966The Two Sides of Mary Wells--Atco
Vintage Stock--Motown
1968Servin' Up Some Soul--Jubilee
1981In and Out of Love--Epic/CBS
1982Easy Touch--51 West/CBS
1983The Old, The New & The Best of Mary Wells--Allegiance
1990Keeping My Mind on Love--Motorcity

.*Eventually changed to The Billboard 200 in 1984. .**Eventually changed to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1984.

Singles discography

Motown (1960–1964)

All songs were released under the Motown label.

Year Songs (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated		 US Hot 100 US R&B UK singles Album
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"[1]		 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 Mary Wells Sings "My Guy"
"Once Upon a Time" /
"What's the Matter with You Baby"
Both sides with Marvin Gaye		 19
17		 3*
2*		 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

20th Century Fox (1965)

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

Year Song US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco Album
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

Atco (1965–1967)

The following list are singles released on Atco.

Year Song US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco Album
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 - - -

Jubilee (1968–1971)

The following list are singles released on Jubilee.

Year Songs (A-side, B-side) US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco Album
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"		 - - - -

Reprise (1971; 1974)

The following list are singles released on Reprise.

Year Songs (A-side, B-side) US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco Album
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 - -

Epic (1981)

The following list are singles released on Epic.

Year Songs (A-side, B-side) US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco Album
1981 "Gigolo"
b/w "Let's Mix It Up"		 - 69 13 2 In and Out of Love
1981 "These Arms"
b/w "Spend the Nights with Me"		 - - - -

Allegiance (1983)
Year Songs US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco 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 Songs (A-side, B-side) US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance US Disco 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)		 - - -
  • No Billboard R&B chart was published between November 1963 and January 1965. The following listed are from Cashbox's R&B chart.

Tamla Motown UK releases

Including catalogue numbers.

  • 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

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References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Mary-Wells-I-Dont-Want-To-Take-A-Chance-Im-So-Sorry/release/4094619
  2. Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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