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}} "I Want a Guy" is a song written by Freddie Gorman, Berry Gordy and Brian Holland and was the debuting single for Motown girl group The Supremes in 1961.〔The Complete Motown Singles Vol 1: 1959-1961 (liner notes ). New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.〕 It was also recorded by The Marvelettes. Featuring Diana Ross, going by her given name, Diane Ross, in lead, the song was a doo-wop ballad similar to what the Supremes had been recording since forming as "The Primettes" two years earlier. The songs lyrics tell about a lonely woman who wants a new lover who won't mistreat her and always be loyal to her. :''I want a guy to love me'' :''One who will love me completely'' :''Not like the last'' :''Who's in the past'' :''Who broke my heart and made me cry'' When issued, the song failed to chart forcing Berry Gordy to find other options for the teenage quartet - its full lineup included Barbara Martin alongside Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. Three members of the group (Ross, Wilson and Ballard), in fact, had already recorded a single, "Tears of Sorrow"/"Pretty Baby", in their previous quartet, "The Primettes". In between the two singles the teenaged girls would replace Betty McGlown with Martin, and the new quartet would be recording under a new name (and under a new record deal). This song would be issued as a b-side of a Marvelettes hit ("Twistin' Postman") later that year and would be led by Wanda Rogers, one of her first with the group.〔 Their version, more up-tempo then the original, also would not chart nationally, but became a regional hit. The Marvelettes version is a prototype for The Beatles' "There's a Place" on their 1963 album, ''Please Please Me.'' ==Personnel== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Want a Guy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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