The Two Sides of Mary Wells is the seventh studio
album by
soul singer
Mary Wells, released on the
Atco label in 1966. By now, Wells' career had drastically changed from just six years before when the then-teenage Wells first recorded songs for
Motown. After being promised a movie deal with
20th Century Fox, Wells had left Motown for the label in 1965 only to find herself struggling to get radio airplay. Rumors were that Motown staff, particularly
Berry Gordy, told radio deejays not to play Wells' music on the radio leading to a blacklisting of Wells' music. 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&B chart.
The Two Sides of Mary Wells is the seventh studio
album by
soul singer
Mary Wells, released on the
Atco label in 1966. By now, Wells' career had drastically changed from just six years before when the then-teenage Wells first recorded songs for
Motown. After being promised a movie deal with
20th Century Fox, Wells had left Motown for the label in 1965 only to find herself struggling to get radio airplay. Rumors were that Motown staff, particularly
Berry Gordy, told radio deejays not to play Wells' music on the radio leading to a blacklisting of Wells' music. 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&B chart.