MARY WELLS--BYE BYE BABY

[TheScoobie1313]

What A Raw, Unique, Talented Voice... Ms. Mary Wells will forever be the best of all time... The Original Queen Of Motown

[CHAPULITARATADO]

PARA MI PAPI QUE LE ENCANTA LA ROLA, MI CHIKIS

[coffeeicecream1]

Miss Mary, you were the best.

I especially love this song. Fabulous style!!!!

G-d bless you in heaven.

[deep71483]

Damn, she sounds very rockabilly here! Love it

[wilburhog]

What a great sounding song. Deserves more play.

[lafnbowtie]

Used to hear this song alot 30 yrs ago at the street races....love it!!

[stud2me4u]

> MASTERPIECE <

[KeithHarperSF]

What a fantastic record

[OMEGAROB246]

sorry but i think the commitments version is better. i can already since the hate mail.

[sgtcook1]

What a stunning voice.

[femmesusan1]

Go on jam, Miss Wells. love it! Miss you!

[gabbe2028]

thats my girl vgsx4 san jo rip gee

[darrenmother]

Can you imagine Mary Well and David Ruffin doin a hot ass soul duet.Whoooooooooo!

[coffeeicecream1]

So fabulous Mary.

Rest in Peace.

No one can compete with you.

Bless you.

[prettysorryeyes]

she's seriously underrated. I love Mary <3

[madblurb]

Best Motown Artist. Full Stop.

[MsSkaam]

why i'm not born in these years ?! : ) i want her voice

[mtrcitikitii]

mary wells was motown.before.hitsville really took off. she is dreamy.and just kid practicly.that sound is engineered.to sound A side on a 6 inch mono am car stereo. will.i.am and timbaland you stink!! and dont tell me your "rich bitch"that only confirms your total dependance on TRL. pls. go away

[maddywoo13]

That voice.. =]

[ElChiNo11o11]

zero dislikes  bitchin toe.ta.lie i told you Mary Wells was the truth phor those phuckers that just dont know

[MsSkaam]

i love her voice! <3 You gonna want, my love someday ...

[MarcieLuvzMusic]

Sensational, RIP Mary Wells ***** an incredible voice, she should have been way

more out there & popular than some of the others... GREAT, GREAT, thanks for

posting... LoVe it, nothing but Soul here, Marcie xo

[nessaoldies]

one of my favorites!!!! ....

[TheLVAlice]

Mary was also at Motown 30, backstage in a wheelchair, too ill to preform. But in good spirits.

[MrBenelx]

i saved my lunch money to buy this 45RPM... this song is one of the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kjchicago1]

Released on the Motown record label in December 1960(or sometime in 1961)and written by Mary Wells herself and produced by Berry Gordy as Motown 1003

[nutothis1]

Thank you for you post. I was only 4 years old when this song was released, and do you know that I remember this beat? I bought a compilation of her music. I cannot wait to see her on Unsung this coming Monday.

[B4BoomersBlockBoy7]

This One Great Fast Dance ( Hand Dance ) Song ! Hmmm " Dance The Slop " !

[DetroitLives313]

Yes! Mary Wells! 

[alaskannarwhal]

@superrick2 I wish I could thumbs up your description (MARY WELLS) <all that needs to be said, hell yeah. thanks a bunch for the upload

[lajas46]

this is actually raw motown pre --the standard motown music..great r&b by mary wells who wrote this great song.

[sleepytimegalz]

A W E S O M E!!!!! Love it!! phyllis...

[tonadel]

THE LATE MARY WELLS......ONE OF THE TRUE GREAT ONES ! ..... RIP BABY

[poisonquinn13]

a dedicated this song to my x.

[fortgreene31]

this is a nice song my moms played all the time peace

[coffeeicecream1]

G-d bless you Mary.

I love this, and always will.

Rest In Peace.

Thanks for posting.

LJD

[The3grandsons]

Mary Wells off 4th street next to the Old Stone Swimming Pool, badest Female Voice on the Motown Label, just left to soon. A regular non-pretentions person--Sing on Mary, we Love you Always, Detroit.

[rocktenniscat]

Remembering Mary Wells today: May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992 - singing with the Angels....



[hotsauce4495]

we did the 'slop' to this-a version of 'mashed potatos'. thanks for upload.

[Ronnysan50]

From what I know Mary wrote this song. Love that bass line of course!!!!

[2minggg]

one of the best

[2minggg]

one of the best

[oRyaaaNo]

stax or motown we mods love her

[MrShortee]

r.i.p. merry wells. the besttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­ttttt.

[Screamingdk]

This was one of the songs that truly made people dance even those who couldn't.

[TheTougie]

mary is realy well cool this norten man love this girl

[henryfire]

CooL

[AvelUnderWill]

Can't nobody "dislike" miss Mary Wells

[LuvMyAngelz]

THANX SOOOO MUCH FOR POSTING!!!!!

[samjtwinn]

That really was super Rick, thanks.

[coffeeicecream1]

Mary you really rocked.

Rest in Peace!!!!

Thanks for this great song

[fordude60]

Another great song from Mary Wells! I hadn't heard this in years.

[MrWigancasino1]

what a brill track r i p lovre

[TheSocratease]

Some interesting comments. what is really ironic is that the haters admire the people who go to this music as the source and attempt to imitate. very telling.

[70graciel]

I lovre you Mary Wells

[garypallman]

takes me back to those old days

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[blazehok]

raw soul

[mbzuid]

I prefer the version from Mary Doyle Kennedy

[Shadowghost3333]

super old shit.even jesus didnt like this.

[tumsabai1]

@Shadowghost3333

Wrong. JC thinks the old style is cool.

And he hates Rap!!!

[superrick2]

Mary Wells sang for Motown.

[catherinesteph]

Its such a shame my generation is so hung up on appearances they don't even listen to TRUE musicians. thanks for the post.

Is this considered motown? soul? what does it fall under?

[Shadowghost3333]

@catherinesteph fail music.

[MotownMaster]

@Shadowghost3333 you got no taste in good music, Mary Wells is the best!!!!!

[americanqueer]

thanks!

[pigjesus]

So Sweet

[VinDcator]

The BEST!!! )(*5&(k&^%^&*&* FANTASTIC!!!

[TheDrewski300]

feeling a little melancholy. . . .and love this music. :D

[coyotesong]

How could people confuse what Pat Boone or other white bread types did as music??!!

[transcarib]

OMG! just stumbled onto this post and almost fainted. had forgotten about this gem. did the music really die or am I just getting old?

[awarren92]

@transcarib the music died. I'm 18 & I love Mary Wells.

[bubbless40]

absolutely love it x

[CheckMate657879]

To me - Mary J. Blige is the modern version of Mary Wells.

[Chicago10281]

Released in December 1960(as a 1961 single)as Motown 1003

[stud2me4u]

> THIS SONG IS A DAMN MASTERPIECE > PRICELESS <

[eoj2495]

Wow!! What a wonderful song. So much Motown and Sweet soul was on the radio when I was growing up... where did it all go???

[moonbeam2484]

Mary Wells was a beautiful lady with an awesome, rich, earthy and even sexy voice. This is a great debut single for her.

[moonbeam2484]

Mary Wells was a beautiful lady with an awesome, rich, earthy and even sexy voice. This is a great debut single for her.

[AnthonysDen]

An excellent debut song for a woman who became one of the most successful female recording artists until her passing in 1992.Still sounding grand even now.God bless & love Mary Wells!

[theevampira]

love this song. the detroit cobras cover it. check em out.

[preacherpaul]

Remarkable hit, brings back memories of yesteryear.

[coyotesong]

absolutely love you, mary.....Rip. You're now among the angels where you belong. Because you're an angel for all time.

[MrShortee]

this is mine kind of rolas.

[eyeball65]

To LandRoverWriter, this bass line was from Motown where Mary cut this Track. If my memory serves me correctly James Jamerson was the bassist at that time !

[knightd12]

@eyeball65  Your memory serves you correctly.

[slave4bbw]

In my humble opinion this song changed the sound and face of pop music more than any. Her earthy and touching voice has left a lasting impression throughout the years.

[coyotesong]

@slave4bbw man, i totally agree. This song is so strong and gritty. You want to take her in your arms and tell Mary it's ok. and for me, it's so completely a motown sound (and i"m not referring to motown recording studios).

[bpcret]

Did Ms. Wells every sing a bad song?

If so, I never heard it.

[bjc19199]

her best song!!

[luvureally]

petzoid Gospel legend Marion Williams of the legendary Clara Ward Singers and later The Stars of Faith, was the first to use that "woooo". Little Richard and other soul/r&b singers "borrowed" it from her.

[maradeath]

bye bye Boxer.  It's been real.

[laurenjaynecoffeeice]

Mary you could really sing.

Rest in Peace!!!!

Thanks.

[jazjett]

Jus had to hear this one again. There's something about Mary Wells and that Motown Sound that will forever be a part of my life. Especially this song dedicated to the Mac a Roni.

[MusicalLyrica]

I remember when Sly Stone was a DJ on KSOL SF/Oakland and he played this record. He couldn't believe it was Mary, being used to her "softer" sound.

[7jjjohnson]

Mary Wells deserved the acknowledgment of being the First Lady Of Motown because she was. I'm sending this in response to what I just read (2 months late) of christheone8773's posting about Mary and Martha at Motown 25. It's not true. I was there for the rehearsal, the actual show and for post-production. There were parts of the show that never hit the air due to time constraints, but not a Mary/Martha moment. That never happened.

[petzoid]

Oh, and how about that Little Richard signature high pitched WOOOOOO? Who did that first--Mary or Little Richard? Beatles incorporated it in their work.

[timmy841212]

Richard but Mary's "woooo" was outta sight too. :) I think Mary was trying to imitate how Jackie Wilson would interpret it since she originally was trying to get the song to him.

[petzoid]

So fun. That rawness to her voice reminds me of Tina Turner--it's real soul. I wanted to jump up and dance to this one. All time great. I do wish superrick would post the hilarious video of the cat in his logo picture. It makes milk come out your nose.

[bettyyboopyque]

Yup, Mary was and is the Lady of Motown !!! I could listien to her ALL day long !!! GO MARY >>>>

[chihene]

Mary Wells, one of those talents that can never be replaced..God Bless her

[conewells]

What a VOICE! What a face!! One of the greatest divas (in a good way) of all time!! God bless ya, mary!

[ExecutiveFlight]

MG's first hit. One of the BEST songs of all time . Thanks for posting!

[packers56789]

The first time I heard this, I had no idea it was a Mary Wells song.

[jazjett]

jus to hear again, rollerskate umm. These were the good timez.

[chilliard2201]

The voice that gave Motown it's start. It's toobad she was never given her props not even at Motown 25. I loved this girl

[christheone8773]

I read somewhere that, on Motown 25, Mary Wells and Martha Reeves were supposed to perform a medley of at least three of their hits, but because of time constraints, their set only consisted of 30 seconds of one of their hits - truly a slap in the face given all their accomplishments-

[nhelsetarpotsugua]

@chilliard2201 Actually, it was the only time Motown gave her some recognition. In the Motown 25th Anniversary compilation are My Guy and Bye Bye Baby. She was the first to rebel against BG and suffered due to all his grief and hard feelings. It is said that BG even threatened to sue radios if they played her songs recorded after she left Motown. But I still agree that she is hugely underestimated.

[blkshepherd]

Mary only sang this song in that rough tone. I guess it was the style for a minute ..as gladys Horton of the marvelettes sang the same way. so did smokey(Way over there, got to dance to keep from crying) Both Mary and Smokey dropped the rough singing and opted for a softer tone. Which Worked them both over to the Pop charts. I was glad when they both changed. some didnt like Gladys Horton. which is probably why they didnt cross over as well, but wanda voice was smoother which they used later.

[elizabeth1831]

you know you took my love i heart here

[cdsouthsidec1]

Great song, tells the guy the deal so he will feel her pain, and leave him to his misery for causing her great pain, when she was always a true good girl.

[6749er]

For bout 50 years as soon as hear

Mary Wells I wanna get up & dance!

[bigfellasoul]

fookin brill !!!

[chata133]

dam shes so fukn PPPPRETTTTY

[WNM52]

Singin' it like she meant it! Totally badass!

[Dittoenvy]

My Top Five Motown record of all-time. Here in Philly, Hy-Ski and The Geator played this song at their record hops every week. Motown Mary Wells was great.

[strandwolf]

In 1960, 17 year old Wells approached Berry Gordy at a night club with a song she meant for Jackie Wilson to record. Gordy insisted Wells sing the song in front of him. Impressed, he had Wells enter the studio to record the single, titled "Bye Bye Baby". After a reported twenty-two takes, Gordy signed Wells and released the song as a single in late 1960- peaked at number eight on the R&B chart in 1961.

[WNM52]

strandwolf, TWENTY-TWO "takes"?! So that's where that "rasp" in her voice is coming from but oh it sounds SO good!

[reddvelvet]

The "rasp" gave it so much more. I think Berry knew what he was doing on this cut. Love Mary Wells and this cut is pure funk & soul. She peed on it.

[christheone8773]

YES - he wanted her voice to have a bluesy feel to it, and you can tell by the end of the song that her voice was cracking big time - Berry Gordy wanted his artists to be the best, and he wasnt settling for anything less--

[BFF1]

When this track was issued on Mary Wells' Grestest Hits LP (probably after she left the label), the vocal chorus was removed, which made it sound less dated, less early '60s. Don't know whether that version has been put on CD. Anyway, both are great.

[reddvelvet]

You're right, but the original cut is so much better. Just listen to hoops and baritone background. Like they say, if it ain't broke, then don't fix it.

[MotownMaster]

@BFF1 yeah, the stereo version was issued a few years ago on cd

[mkbell2003]

Gone, like a fart in the wind!

[christheone8773]

that's so tacky.

[LandRoverWriter]

One of the best bass lines on any Stax recording - her raspy voice is majestic

[timmy841212]

Correction: Motown recording, lol

[wadeharris65]

@LandRoverWriter

It'd have been great on Stax; but as it is, it's one of the greatest bass lines on any Motown record as well. It's one of the best Motown recordings, period. I remember finding the old pink label Motown 45 in a junk store in a small town in Kansas (go figure!), and after getting back home, slapping this on the turntable and playing it something like eight times in a row. Best record I found that day, or any day.

[calwaite]

@LandRoverWriter Stax recording?? She recorded this for Motown, was on the very first Motown album ever issued, in 1969.

[calwaite]

@calwaite LandRover, you must have meant 1959!

[navyboi4]

@LandRoverWriter this wasnt stax this was early motown wen they still called the label tamla

[canonet17]

@LandRoverWriter

Wells never sang for Stax but for Motown and later on for Atco-Atlantic

[mnmcv1]

she better go ahead!!!!!

that rasp she got here fits this song perfectly.

[RayMerlinofromLV]

one of her best songs ever!

[Yelothndr]

I love this jam the BEST of all of her recordings. I remember doing this dance called the Hitch Hike with the thumbs up in the air!

[loveyou1952]

@Yelothndr Oh yea,and don't forget Marvin Gaye,who sang hitchhike......those were

the days...........it came and went.........really clean dancing.

[JazzyJ1318]

@Yelothndr Marvin Gaye made a song called Hitch Hike! We were getting off back n the day werent we?

[garcibus]

the best Mary's kicks ever!

[chinita41]

great song ricky

[lamuneca248]

Tight song..Niceee I like..thx superrick2..Lola La Muneca248

[palmvalley]

Clean tune homie!

[oldskoolchica]

HERE'S MY JAM!!!! This is one of my favorite from Mary Wells. I love blasting this in my car. Thanks for posting my request. Gotta love ya!