The Two Sides of Mary Wells

The Two Sides of Mary Wells
The Two Sides of Mary Wells
Studio album by Mary Wells
Released	1966
Recorded	1966
Genres	Soul, R&B, Pop
Label	Atco
Producer	Carl Davis
Mary Wells chronology
Singles from The Two Sides of Mary Wells
	"Dear Lover"; Released: 1965;

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.