The One Who Really Loves You (song)

"The One Who Really Loves You" is a single recorded by Mary Wells on the Motown label in 1962. It was written and composed by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the Billboard R&B chart.

The song, written by Smokey Robinson, talks about a woman who's telling her boyfriend not to fall for other girls, because they don't want him, and their love isn't true, but hers is, so she's telling him that he "better wake up" before they "break up".

The single was the first of a trio of Top Ten hits with Robinson in the year (followed by "You Beat Me to the Punch" and "Two Lovers"). It featured vibraphone production and brought out a softer sound in Wells' voice that hadn't been shown in her earlier releases. The single was the highest-charting single of her career at the time.

Jessica Sanchez sampled the song for her song "Still in Love".

Personnel

Lead vocal by Mary Wells
Background vocals by The Love Tones (Carl Jones, Joe Miles, and Stan Bracely)
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Written and produced by Smokey Robinson

References

"The One Who Really Loves You / I'm Gonna Stay". discogs.com. 8 February 1962. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
Hamilton, Andrew The One Who Really Loves You song review Allmusic. Retrieved on 2007-10-07
"Jessica Sanchez | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

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Studio albums	Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance (1961) The One Who Really Loves You (1962) Two Lovers and Other Great Hits (1963) Mary Wells Sings My Guy (1964) Mary Wells (1965) The Two Sides of Mary Wells (1966) Servin' Up Some Soul (1968) In and Out of Love (1981) Keeping My Mind on Love (1990)
Other albums	Recorded Live On Stage (1963) Together (1964) Love Songs to the Beatles (1965) Greatest Hits (1966) Vintage Stock (1966) Easy Touch (1982) The Old, The New & The Best of Mary Wells (1983)
Singles (US Top 40)	"I Don't Want to Take a Chance" "The One Who Really Loves You" "You Beat Me to the Punch" "Two Lovers" "Laughing Boy" "Your Old Standby" "What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One"/ "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" "My Guy" "Once Upon a Time" "What's the Matter with You Baby" "Use Your Head"
Related articles	Discography Albums Songs Smokey Robinson Marvin Gaye Cecil Womack Meech Wells

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