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I Don’t Want to Take a Chance

First released 1961English14 recordingson 31 releases
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Written by

Berry GordyWriterWilliam StevensonWriter

Recordings

PerformanceBy
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:49
I Dont Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:49
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:49
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:46
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:53
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:49
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:51
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:50
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:50
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:48
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:47
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:49
I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells2:47
I Don’t Want to Take a Chance (live at the Greystone Ballroom, Detroit/1963)Mary Wells2:58

On these albums

Bye, Bye Baby, I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
Bye, Bye Baby, I Don’t Want to Take a ChanceMary Wells · 1961
Two Lovers
Two LoversMary Wells · 1963
Recorded Live on Stage
Recorded Live on StageMary Wells · 1963
22 Greatest Hits
22 Greatest HitsMary Wells · 1986
My Guy & Other Hits
My Guy & Other HitsMary Wells · 1989
Looking Back: 1961-1964
Looking Back: 1961-1964Mary Wells · 1993
My Guy: 20 Original Hits
My Guy: 20 Original HitsMary Wells · 1994
The Ultimate Collection
The Ultimate CollectionMary Wells · 1998
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mary Wells
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mary WellsMary Wells · 1999
The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959-1961
The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959-1961Various Artists · 2005
The Mary Wells Collection
The Mary Wells CollectionMary Wells · 2008
The Definitive Collection
The Definitive CollectionMary Wells · 2008
The Motown Collection
The Motown CollectionMary Wells · 2008
Soul Uprising: 50 Early Soul & R&B Nuggets
Soul Uprising: 50 Early Soul & R&B NuggetsVarious Artists · 2012
Soul Breakout ’61
Soul Breakout ’61Various Artists · 2012
The Sound of Detroit: Original Gems From the Motown Vaults
The Sound of Detroit: Original Gems From the Motown VaultsVarious Artists · 2012
Witchcraft in the Air: Detroit Soul 1957-1962
Witchcraft in the Air: Detroit Soul 1957-1962Various Artists · 2013
An Easy Introduction to R&B/Soul: Top 15 Albums
An Easy Introduction to R&B/Soul: Top 15 AlbumsVarious Artists · 2013
The Soulful Sound of Mary Wells
The Soulful Sound of Mary WellsMary Wells · 2014
The Early Years: Complete Motown Releases 1960-62
The Early Years: Complete Motown Releases 1960-62Mary Wells · 2019
Motown: The Early Years 1959–62
Motown: The Early Years 1959–62Various Artists · 2020
The ‘Sound’ of the R&B Hits
The ‘Sound’ of the R&B HitsVarious Artists · 2020
Motown: The History
Motown: The HistoryVarious Artists
Soul Story USA: The Sound of Detroit
Soul Story USA: The Sound of DetroitVarious Artists
Two Lovers
Two LoversMary Wells

Source: MusicBrainz work c11e6422-4979-4692-82fb-241d45a4f008 (CC0).