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You Lost the Sweetest Boy
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Wikipedia article
"'You Lost the Sweetest Boy'" is a song written by HollandDozierHolland and released as a single by Motown star Mary Wells. The song is most noted for the background vocals by The Supremes and The Temptations.The Complete Motown Singles Vol 3: 1963 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
Song information
In this song, the narrator of the song gets back at a girl whom she says always chased after other boys while supposedly with a boyfriend. The narrator ends up winning the girl's boyfriend's affections and before she knew it, the boyfriend had left her for the narrator causing her to chant, "you lost the sweetest boy that you had that time".
'Cash Box' described it as "an exciting gospel-like thumper...that has a happy romantic ending."
Release and chart status
Released in late 1963, the single reached number 22 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number 10 on the R&B chart.
Personnel
*Lead vocal by Mary Wells
*Background vocals by The Supremes (Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson) and The Temptations (Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Elbridge Bryant, and Otis Williams)
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
**Andrew "Mike" Terry: baritone saxophone solo
References
Category:1963 singles
Category:Mary Wells songs
Category:Songs written by HollandDozierHolland
Category:1963 songs
Category:Motown singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier
Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Holland
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