Mary Wells - Looking Back 1961-1964 (1993) [FLAC] [DJ]

Artist: Mary Wells
Title: Looking Back 1961-1964
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Motown
Genre: R'n'B, Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:52:41
Total Size: 774.66 MB

This two-CD, 43-track box set is the most comprehensive retrospective of Motown's biggest female star before Diana Ross. Although her first hit, "Bye Bye Baby," presented Wells as a blues belter, she quickly settled into a sly and sassy groove. Subsequent hits like "You Beat Me to the Punch," "Two Lovers," and "My Guy" (all included here) made the most of her shy, seductive voice by teaming her with some great songs and production by Smokey Robinson. Although many of these tunes were relegated to B-sides, album tracks, or even the can (11 were previously unreleased), the material -- written by Motown stalwarts like Berry Gordy, Holland-Dozier-Holland, and Mickey Stevenson when Smokey was unavailable -- is not far below the hits in quality. This is as much a testimony to Motown's overflow of prolific talent as Wells', but doesn't detract from the consistency of this set, which includes her duets with Marvin Gaye (as well as a previously unreleased duet with Smokey Robinson). Includes a comprehensive essay in the photo-packed booklet, although the mysterious absence of the excellent "Was It Worth It" is a notable loss.


CD 1

1. Bye Bye Baby 2:53
2. Come To Me 2:14
3. (You Can) Depend On Me 2:53
4. I Don't Want To Take A Chance 2:49
5. Bad Boy 2:23
6. I Love The Way You Love 2:24
7. Strange Love 2:40
8. The One Who Really Loves You 2:27
9. When Your Lover Comes Back 2:30
10. The Day Will Come 2:07
11. You Beat Me To The Punch 2:43
12. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right 2:46
13. I've Got A Story 2:45
14. You're My Desire 2:17
15. She Don't Love You 2:31
16. Two Lovers 2:47
17. Operator 2:46
18. To Lose You 2:13
19. Laughing Boy 2:56
20. Looking Back 2:32
21. What Love Has Joined Together 2:57

CD 2

1. I Want You 'Round 2:21
2. Your Old Stand By 2:46
3. Forgive And Forget 2:31
4. What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One 2:53
5. You Lost The Sweetest Boy 2:31
6. My Heart Is Like A Clock 2:26
7. My Guy 2:49
8. He's The One I Love 2:37
9. Does He Love Me 2:49
10. My World Of Dreams 2:52
11. Once Upon A Time 2:31
12. Whisper You Love Me Boy 2:40
13. Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) 2:36
14. What's The Matter With You Baby 2:23
15. Guarantee (For A Lifetime) 2:17
16. One Block From Heaven 2:58
17. Goodbye And Good Luck 2:30
18. Prove It 2:04
19. When I'm Gone 2:14
20. Honey Boy 2:55
21. Teach Me Tonight 3:07
22. Everybody Needs Love 2:23