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Post by Emerald City on Jul 6, 2004 18:41:51 GMT -5
Before Marvin Gaye was paired with Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell or Diana Ross, Mary Wells was his first duet partner and her success helped push him a little further into the spotlight. Their album ‘Together’ was released in April 1964 and IMO is one of the best Motown albums made. Even though the songs are quite simple, their performances are excellent and prove that this pairing was just as good as any other.
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Post by Emerald City on Jul 6, 2004 18:46:53 GMT -5
For those of you who have been fortunate enough to hear songs from this album, my question is:
Do you think that their voices complimented each other well enough?
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Post by Motorcity on Jan 3, 2005 16:28:57 GMT -5
I think they're voices were very well matched; however, I thought that of the four voices he was paired with Ms. Well's was number 3
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Post by Motorcity on Jan 3, 2005 18:16:14 GMT -5
I think they're voices were very well matched; however, I thought that of the four voices he was paired with Ms. Well's was number 3 Number 3 as in ranking: 1. Kim Weston 2. Tammi Terrell 3. Mary Wells 4. Diane Ross That's how my ears hear it :justlisten:
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Post by Emerald City on Jan 3, 2005 18:27:09 GMT -5
Number 3 as in ranking: 1. Kim Weston 2. Tammi Terrell 3. Mary Wells 4. Diane Ross That's how my ears hear it I think that's about right :thumbsup: Even though Marvin and Tammi had the most sucess I do think Kim was more of a match for him But of the four, Miss Wells really did have the softest voice :hotmama:
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Post by Motorcity on Jan 3, 2005 22:27:56 GMT -5
I think that's about right Even though Marvin and Tammi had the most sucess I do think Kim was more of a match for him But of the four, Miss Wells really did have the softest voice True indeed...I've heard all of the albums except Ms Ross' and Mary brought an entirely different sound to the duet...Tammi is the most successful and they made magic together...But Ms. Weston...She brought that souful-amazingness to the table :myjam:
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Post by Motown Honey on Feb 8, 2005 14:44:29 GMT -5
Marvin was fortunate enough to make beautiful music with all of his partners in the classic era.
He and Mary brought a classic kind of sound to their duets. :groovintothebeat:
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Post by rockyg on Mar 11, 2006 7:41:31 GMT -5
If you are a true fan of Mary, let's not forget that Mary had a voice that could be rough or soft. Producing her was difficult because most producers wanted her to be soft after My Guy. Let's not forget Woman In Love, Gigolo, These Arms, 500 Miles, and If you can't Give Her Love(Give Her Up). Have you ever heard When I'm Gone. I also saw her sing Wilson's Pickett's Don't Let The Green Grass Fool you. The girl could sing and had a sexy sound with it. Long live the Queen of Motown.
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Post by timmy84 on Mar 11, 2006 12:36:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Marvin and Mary's voices complemented each other very well. Mary was sassy and Marvin was smooth: a perfect match? You bet your bottom dollar. But I'm a have to say this: In ranking, these girls go as follows: 1.) Tammi Terrell 2.) Kim Weston 3.) Mary Wells 4.) Diane Ross I love the voices of Tammi, Mary & Kim because they gave Marvin a certain vocal distinction that he knew he couldn't get with Diane in his grill. :lol: But yeah, teaming Marvin & Mary together was great!!!
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Post by Emerald City on Mar 11, 2006 21:35:41 GMT -5
If you are a true fan of Mary, let's not forget that Mary had a voice that could be rough or soft. Producing her was difficult because most producers wanted her to be soft after My Guy. Let's not forget Woman In Love, Gigolo, These Arms, 500 Miles, and If you can't Give Her Love(Give Her Up). Have you ever heard When I'm Gone. I also saw her sing Wilson's Pickett's Don't Let The Green Grass Fool you. The girl could sing and had a sexy sound with it. Long live the Queen of Motown. Welcome ((rockyg)) :wave: I know what you mean...and which true fan has never heard her version of When I'm Gone :cheezy: ...may I add other fine examples of Mary's versatility IMO are I Don't Want To Take A Chance and Bye Bye Baby :rockon:
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Post by Diamond Girl on Mar 12, 2006 12:21:06 GMT -5
If you are a true fan of Mary, let's not forget that Mary had a voice that could be rough or soft. Producing her was difficult because most producers wanted her to be soft after My Guy. Let's not forget Woman In Love, Gigolo, These Arms, 500 Miles, and If you can't Give Her Love(Give Her Up). Have you ever heard When I'm Gone. I also saw her sing Wilson's Pickett's Don't Let The Green Grass Fool you. The girl could sing and had a sexy sound with it. Long live the Queen of Motown. Welcome ((rockyg)) I know what you mean...and which true fan has never heard her version of When I'm Gone ...may I add other fine examples of Mary's versatility IMO are I Don't Want To Take A Chance and Bye Bye Baby Exactly Any fan of Mary's, true or not, knows that this woman's style was vast. She had a new technique for just about every song. But what I think most of us here are referring to, are her more common duet songs with Marvin, when both had a sort of sweetness to their vocals and style Mary isn't the real Queen of Motown for nothing
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Post by fantagurl on Mar 13, 2006 14:28:31 GMT -5
Before Marvin Gaye was paired with Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell or Diana Ross, Mary Wells was his first duet partner and her success helped push him a little further into the spotlight. Their album ‘Together’ was released in April 1964 and IMO is one of the best Motown albums made. Even though the songs are quite simple, their performances are excellent and prove that this pairing was just as good as any other. I love that album photo!! Mary and Marvin`s voices blended well together. My ranks are as follows: 1.Tammi Terrell 2.Mary Wells 3.Kim Weston 4.Ross
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Post by rockyg on Mar 25, 2006 23:39:10 GMT -5
:rockonbaby:
I like your ranking of the female singers with Marvin. Marvin and Mary had that classic sound.
Try listening to some of her recordings she made with other record companies. I have all of her recordings except for In And Out of Love (LP) and Easy Touch (LP). Epic needs to release both of these LP's in CD format. Warner Brothers need to release I found what I wanted, give her up, cancel my subscription, and I see a future in you. My collection will be complete.
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Post by timmy84 on Mar 26, 2006 15:23:40 GMT -5
Yo, no matter how we rank Marvin's female singing partners, KEEP DIANE ROSS at the bottom four! :lol:
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Post by fantagurl on Mar 27, 2006 21:56:33 GMT -5
Yo, no matter how we rank Marvin's female singing partners, KEEP DIANE ROSS at the bottom four! For real,she had nothing when it came down to Mary,Kim,and my girl Tammi.
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