WELLS MARY - VINYL BYE BYE BABY [VINYL]

Popis - BYE BYE BABY [VINYL]:
Released in August 1961, Mary Wells' debut album was the very first LP on the legendary Motown label. To hear Mary Wells rich-throated belting of the lyrics on "Bye Bye Baby" is a reminder of the even greater artistic career that might have been had not Motown mogul Barry Gordy and producer Smokey Robinson opted to soften and commercialize Wells' sound. The raw power in Wells' voice is evident much more so than on her later and better-known hits. While the song is entirely secular and romantic in its R&B riffs, Wells' gospel choir training is amply evident. It's more reminiscent of the type of recordings for which Aretha Franklin would later become known for than of the smooth pop sound prominent on most of Wells' other hits. Not only an incredibily underrated R&B album, filled with a quantity of killer dancefloor-fillers, but an important insight to an artist and his record company both taking their first steps toward what would be the eventual enduring legacy of each.
Tracks:
SIDE A: 1. Come To Me 2. I Don't Want To Take A Chance 3. Bye Bye Baby 4. Shop Around 5. I Love The Way You Love.
SIDE B: 1. I'm Gonna Stay 2. Let the Conscience Be Your Guide 3. Bad Boy 4. I'm So Sorry 5. Please Forgive Me.