Overall, it is just not an LP of just one hit with hasty filler, nor is it a noisy dance album, it’s simply a nicely sequenced collection of well-crafted, well sung early Motown recordings. Mary’s vocal interplay with the Andantes makes this one of Motown’s first full listenable LP’s circa 1964. Side Two sees Mary in a MOR type setting with updated versions of “now” standards, “I Only Have Eyes For You”, “At Last”, “You Do Something To Me”, and notably “My Baby Just Cares For Me”. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay- Otis Redding 20. For What It’s Worth- Buffalo Springfield 18. Check out All-Time Greatest Hits by Mary Wells on Amazon Music. The Vandellas influenced scores of female artists and every. The closing track of Side One “He Holds His Own” is the version cut before the Supremes a year later, but Mary continues to captivate listeners with her husky smooth vocals backed by The Four Tops AND Supremes. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)- The Isley Brothers 15. Aggressive yet soulful, exuberant yet classy, Martha & The Vandellas stand as one of the greatest groups of all time and recorded some of the toughest rock n roll to ever come out of the Motown factory. Either one would have been the perfect follow-up single to “My Guy”. The first two tracks of Side One “He’s The One I Love” and “Whisper You Love Me Boy” are among the finest tracks Mary cut at Motown. Originally released as “My Guy” was topping the charts, this LP could have gone much further up the charts (peaking at #111 although her “Greatest Hits” LP out simultaneously hit #18) if Mary did not decide to leave Motown.
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