My Guy - Música

De Origem Humilde Marry Wells Nasceu E Passou À Infância Em Um Bairro Pobre De Detroit Michigan. Ela Foi A Primeira Cantora A Assinar Um Contrato Com A Gravadora Motown Onde Gravou O Maior Sucesso De Sua Carreira A Canção "My Guy" De 1964. Ela Também Gravou Um Dueto Com Marvin Gaye Com Quem Emplacou Os Sucessos "Once Upon A Time" E "What's The Matter With You Baby?". Ao Completar 20 Anos Wells Decidiu Romper Seu Contrato Com A Motown E Assinou Com A 20th Century Fox. Além Da Música Havia A Promessa De Uma Carreira Cinematográfica. Mas Na Nova Gravadora Wells Não Repetiu O Mesmo Sucesso Que Obteve Na Motwon. Apesar De Ter Um Relativo Sucesso Com Seus Três Primeiros Singles Pela Fox Seu Álbum Fracassou Comercialmente E Seu Contrato Foi Rescindido. A Cantora Assinou Com Uma Nova Gravadora A Atco Subsidiária Da Atlantic Records . Embora Seu Primeiro Single "Dear Lover" Tivesse Chegado Ao Sexto Lugar Na Lista R&B Da Billboard Os Seguintes Fracassaram. Em 1968 Ela Assinou Com A Jubilee Records Mas Novamente Não Obteve Sucesso - E O Mesmo Ocorreria Na Gravadora Reprise. Sua Carreira Renasceria Em 1981 Quando Ela Gravou O Álbum "In And Out Of Love" Lançado Pela Epic Records. O Single "Gigolo" Se Tornou Um Grande Sucesso E Atingiu O Segundo Lugar Na Lista Disco Da Billboard. Mary Wells Acabou Morrendo Em 1992 Em Decorrência De Um Câncer Na Laringe. read less

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"My Guy" is a 1964 number-one hit single recorded by Mary Wells for the Motown label. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles, the song is a woman's dedication to the goodness of her man ("There's not a man today who could take me away from my guy"). The single became the biggest hit ever for Wells, Motown's first female star, and reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The song led the Cashbox magazine R&B chart for seven weeks [1]. "My Guy" also happened to be Wells' last hit single for Motown, excepting duets she recorded with label mate Marvin Gaye. An option in her recording contract allowed Wells to terminate the contract at her discretion after she reached her twenty-first birthday on May 13, 1964. Encouraged by her ex-husband, Wells broke her Motown contract and signed with 20th Century Fox in hopes of higher royalties and possible movie roles. However, Wells' career never again reached the heights it had at Motown, and she never again had a hit single as big as "My Guy". As one of Motown's signature hits, "My Guy" has been covered often, with versions by The Supremes, Sister Sledge, Petula Clark, Claudine Longet, Aretha Franklin, Margo Smith, and more having been recorded over the years. The cover version of the song with the biggest chart impact in the United States was by Sister Sledge in 1982 (#23). One notable cover, used in the Whoopi Goldberg film Sister Act, substitutes "My Guy" with "My God", transforming the song into a faux-gospel number. In 1980, Amii Stewart and Johnny Bristol recorded it as a duet in a medley with another Motown classic, the Temptations' "My Girl"; it reached only #63 in the U.S. Wells herself re-recorded the song in a funk rendition for her 1984 album, I'm a Lady. In 1999, "My Guy" was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Lead vocals by Mary Wells Background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps Written and produced by William "Smokey" Robinson Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers: Earl Van Dyke: organ Johnny Griffith: piano Eddie Willis: guitar Robert White: guitar James Jamerson: bass Benny Benjamin: drums Dave Hamilton: vibes Herbert Williams: trumpet Russ Conway: trumpet Paul Riser: trombone George Bohannon: trombone Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.