Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)

Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)
"Once Upon a Time"
Single by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells
from the album Together
B-side What's the Matter with You Baby
Genre Pop, rhythm and blues
Length 2:32
Label Motown
Writer(s) Clarence Paul
Barney Ales
Dave Hamilton
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Producer Mickey Stevenson

"Once Upon a Time" is a 1964 single released by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells from their sole duet album, Together.

Written by Clarence Paul, Barney Ales, Dave Hamilton and William "Mickey" Stevenson, the song discussed how the two narrators felt lonely until they met each other referring to their past as it happened "once upon a time".

The song brought simultaneous top forty pop success for the duo as the single hit number nineteen while its b-side, "What's the Matter with You Baby" peaked at number seventeen on the pop singles chart. The song's co-writer, Dave Hamilton, plays the vibraharp solo.

Personnel

v · d · eMarvin Gaye album discography
Studio albums
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye (1961) · That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (1962) · When I'm Alone I Cry (1964) · Hello Broadway (1964) · How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965) · A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965) · Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966) · In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968) · M.P.G. (1969) · That's the Way Love Is (1970) · What's Going On (1971) · Trouble Man (1972) · Let's Get It On (1973) · I Want You (1976) · Here, My Dear (1978) · In Our Lifetime (1981) · Midnight Love (1982)
Posthumous
compilations

Dream of a Lifetime (1985) · Romantically Yours (1986) · Vulnerable (1997)
Duet albums

Together (with Mary Wells, 1964)  · Take Two (with Kim Weston, 1966) · United (with Tammi Terrell, 1967) · You're All I Need (with Tammi Terrell, 1968) · Easy (with Tammi Terrell, 1969) · Diana & Marvin (with Diana Ross, 1973)
Compilations
Greatest Hits (1964)  · Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1967)  · Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits (1970)  · Super Hits (1970)  · Anthology (1974)  · Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (1976)  · Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters (1986) · The Marvin Gaye Collection (1990)  · The Norman Whitfield Sessions (1994)  · Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased (1994)  · The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994)  · The Master (1961–1984) (1995)  · Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs (2000)  · The Complete Duets (2001)  · The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (2001)
Live albums
US/UK Top
Ten singles
Family
Related topics

Discography · Songs · Albums · Songs by Marvin Gaye · Albums produced by Marvin Gaye · Marvin Gaye vocalists · Songs in memory · Death · Harvey Fuqua · The Moonglows · Tammi Terrell · Leon Ware · Marvin's Room
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v · d · eMarvin Gaye singles discography
1960s:
(Tamla)
1961: "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide"
1962: "Sandman"  · "Soldier's Plea"  · "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"  · "Hitch Hike"
1963: "Pride and Joy"  · "Can I Get a Witness"  · "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
1964: "You're a Wonderful One" · "Once Upon a Time" · "What's the Matter with You Baby" · "Try It Baby" · "Baby Don't You Do It" · "What Good Am I Without You" · "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
1965: "I'll Be Doggone"  · "Pretty Little Baby"  · "Ain't That Peculiar"
1966: "One More Heartache" · "Take This Heart of Mine" · "Little Darling (I Need You)" · "It Takes Two"
1967: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" · "Your Unchanging Love" · "Your Precious Love" · "You" · "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
1968: "If This World Were Mine" · "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" · "You're All I Need to Get By" · "Chained" · "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" · "You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'" · "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" · "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
1969: "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" · "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" · "That's the Way Love Is" · "Abraham, Martin and John" · "What You Gave Me" · "How Can I Forget"
1970s:
(Tamla)
1980s:
(Tamla/Columbia)
1981: "Praise"  · "Heavy Love Affair"
1982: "Sexual Healing"
1983: "My Love Is Waiting"  · "'Til Tomorrow"  · "Joy"
Posthumous:
1985: "Sanctified Lady"  · "It's Madness"
1986: "Just Like"  · "The World Is Rated X"
1991: "My Last Chance"
1994: "Lucky, Lucky Me"
2001: "Music"
2005: "Let's Get It On (The M.P.G. Groove Remix)"
Wikipedia book Book:Marvin Gaye · Category Category:Marvin Gaye · Portal Portal:Marvin Gaye
v · d · eMary Wells
Studio albums
Other albums

Recorded Live On Stage (1963) · Together (1964) · Love Songs to the Beatles (1965) · Greatest Hits (1966) · Vintage Stock (1966) · Easy Touch (1982) · I'm a Lady: The Old, New & 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" · "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" · "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One" · "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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