I Don't Want to Take a Chance
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| "I Don't Want to Take a Chance" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "I'm So Sorry" |
"I Don't Want to Take a Chance" is a single released by Mary Wells in 1961 on the Motown label. It was the second single release from Wells, who hit the charts with her Jackie Wilson-esque "Bye Bye Baby".
While that song was able to reach the top fifty of the pop singles chart, the string-laden follow-up performed better reaching number thirty-three on the US pop chart and peaking at number-nine on the R&B singles chart.[1]
The song became one of the first nationally released Motown singles to reach the top forty on the pop chart after Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)" and The Miracles' "Shop Around".
Personnel
- Vocal by Mary Wells
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Strings played by assorted musicians
- Written by Berry Gordy and William "Mickey" Stevenson
- Produced by Berry Gordy
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 617.
External links
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