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The One Who Really Loves You
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1962 [1]
Recorded1961-62
Studio Hitsville USA
Genre Soul
Label Motown
Producer Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Mickey Stevenson
Mary Wells chronology
Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance
(1961)
The One Who Really Loves You
(1962)
Two Lovers and Other Great Hits
(1963)
Singles from The One Who Really Loves You
  1. " Strange Love"
    Released: October 6, 1961
  2. " The One Who Really Loves You"
    Released: February 8, 1962
  3. " You Beat Me to the Punch"
    Released: July 17, 1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2]

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".

Track listing

Side one

  1. " The One Who Really Loves You" ( William "Smokey" Robinson)
  2. " Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" ( Berry Gordy, Jr., William "Smokey" Robinson)
  3. " You Beat Me to the Punch" ( Ronald White, William "Smokey" Robinson)
  4. "I've Got a Notion" ( Brian Holland, George Fowler, Robert Bateman)
  5. "The Day Will Come" (Brian Holland, Robert Bateman)

Side two

  1. " Strange Love" (Mickey Stevenson, George Gordy)
  2. "You're My Desire" (Rex Robertson, William "Smokey" Robinson)
  3. "I'll Still Be Around" ( Janie Bradford, Richard Wylie)
  4. "She Don't Love You" (William "Smokey" Robinson)
  5. "Drifting Love" (Mary Wells)

Personnel

  • 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

  1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-one-who-really-loves-you-mw0000198996
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN  978-0-85712-595-8 – via Google Books.