MARY WELLS tried so hard to promote her song Gigolo on the Label Epic Records 14-02664 by Writers Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell After leaving Motown Records in 1964, Mary Wells struggled to produce hits outside of the label only achieving once with Use Your Head on 20th Century Fox though she continued to score top 40 hits on the R&B chart in the late sixties and early seventies. By 1974, however, after the Bobby Womack-produced If You Cant Give Her Love single flopped on Reprise, Wells reluctantly retired to raise her four children that she had with second husband, musician Cecil Womack. The couple divorced in 1977. After being offered a deal with Epic Records in 1981, she returned to the studio to record her first album in thirteen years, In and Out of Love. Among the singles was Gigolo, a funky dance hit with the then-current sound mixing dance beats with funky riffs. The song talks about a man who only loves a girl for one night before moving to the next woman. The narrator contends she knew that her lover wasnt going to stay but assures that the man was such a gentleman and trying to explain her affection saying even Cinderella had her gigolo. The song also featured a clever rap verse also performed by Mary. Chart status Released in late 1981, the single generated initial buzz in early 1982 where the song became a smash on the dance floor eventually reaching #2 on the Billboard disco chart and #13 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also crossed over to #69 on the R&B singles chart. Though the song wasnt a bigger hit as it was initially promoted to be, it motivated Wells to return to performing and recording full-time as she would until she was diagnosed with larynx cancer in 1990. (from Wikipedia) Gigolo 1981 Arranged By [Backing Vocals] -- Edna Wright https://facebook/edna.wright.142 Arranged By [Rhythm] -- Greg Perry https://facebook/greg.perry.1614 , McKinley Jackson https://facebook/mckinley.jackson.9 Backing Vocals -- Brenda Gooch, Kurtiss Womack*, Dennis Perry, Greg Perry, Lynda Tucker Laurence, Marti McCall, Maxine Green Bass -- Rodney Mizell_ Drums -- Larry Tolbert, Quentin Dennard_ Executive Producer -- Larkin Arnold_ Guitar -- David Pruitt*, Dwight Carroll_ Keyboards -- Terry Harrison_ Keyboards, Strings, Horns -- John Barnes_ Keyboards, Synthesizer -- Jim Ishii_ Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals -- Greg Perry Orchestrated By -- Leslie Drayton Percussion -- Bobbye Hall, Kenneth Hudson Producer, Drums, Arranged By [Rhythm & Horns] -- Fonce Mizell Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Arranged By [Rhythm & Horns] -- Larry Mizell Saxophone -- Fred Jackson, Jr., Ron Brown Strings, Horns -- Paul Riser, Tom Tom Washington Trombone -- George Bohanon Trumpet -- Nolan Smith, Jr., Walter I. Johnson Music Gigolo (12 Version) by Mary Wells youtu.be/yFJzjVfkQX4 (I saw her perfom Gigolo at Studio One (a gay disco in West Hollywood) and it was a remarkable evening. - Mary Wells wanted this song to be a hit so badly.)
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