{"title":"Mary Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican singer Mary Wells was a key figure in the emergence of Motown music in the early 1960s. Known as \"The Queen of Motown,\" she quickly rose to fame and became one of the label's first superstars. Born on May 13, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, Wells left an indelible mark on the music industry before her departure from Motown in 1964. Sadly, she passed away on July 28, 1992, at Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-one-who-really-loves-you-two-lovers-two-classic-motown-albums","title":"The One Who Really Loves You \/ Two Lovers - Two Classic Motown Albums","description":"\u003cp\u003eas with ace's recent collections by the satintones, contours, monitors, spinners, marv johnson, patrice holloway, shorty long and eddie holland, this cd comprising mary wells' second and third lps, is an authorised release of classic motown recordings. mary's 'the one who really loves you' album, released in 1962, comprised tracks from singles and her versions of songs previously cut by other motown artists, including a couple created by dubbing her lead vocal over an existing one, a technique made possible by the hitsville studio's transition from two-track to three-track recording midway through 1961. her 'two lovers and other great hits' lp was issued early in 1963. this time, apart from the title track and its flip, 'operator', all the motown songs on the album were new ones, and mary also branched out into the world of standards, the beginning of a plan to move motown artists over into the showbiz mainstream that was eventually realised in the success of the supremes. the albums feature the harmonies of the love-tones, mary's regular touring vocal back-up group, and the andantes, motown's studio backing singers, and all but one of the tracks were recorded at hitsville with the joe hunter band (the prototype funk brothers). as originally released, the lps appear here in authentic mono, for the first time on cd, using fresh digital transfers of the original motown album master tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50437944869195,"sku":"357543","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e80c398b-e3a9-4dab-be60-71c98dd48508_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726936629"},{"product_id":"the-two-sides-of-mary-wells","title":"The Two Sides Of Mary Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Two Sides Of Mary Wells\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh studio album by soul singer Mary Wells, released in 1966. Wells' career had drastically changed from just six years before when the then-teenage Wells first recorded songs for Motown. This album mixed traditional pop with more earthier and uptown soul songs. Wells released a modest hit with the Motown-esque \"Dear Lover\", which hit the top ten of the R\u0026amp;B charts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50460263153995,"sku":"2049998","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Two_Sides_of_Mary_Wells_c94e6c6c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727230410"},{"product_id":"bye-bye-baby-2","title":"Bye Bye Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition 180g vinyl audiophile pressing, original album + 4 bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e developed a unique stage persona that was both shy and sexy at the same time. 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