The single showcases the narrator telling her lover to think before he made some costly decisions based on advice given to him by one of his best friends warning her lover to "use his head" before he ends up "losing the best love he ever had".
Release and reactionedit
The song was one of the few successful post-Motown singles Wells recorded. The song registered at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the R&B singles chart.[2][3]
your, head, soulful, song, written, barrett, strong, wade, flemons, dells, chuck, barksdale, released, single, former, motown, singer, mary, wells, 20th, century, label, single, mary, wellsfrom, album, mary, wellsb, side, everlovin, released1964recorded1964gen. Use Your Head is a soulful pop song written by Barrett Strong Wade Flemons and The Dells Chuck Barksdale and released as a single by former Motown singer Mary Wells on the 20th Century Fox label 1 Use Your Head Single by Mary Wellsfrom the album Mary WellsB side Everlovin Boy Released1964Recorded1964GenreSoul popLength2 08Label20th Century Fox555Songwriter s Barrett StrongChuck BarksdaleWade FlemonsProducer s Andre WilliamsRiley HamptonMary Wells singles chronology Ain t It the Truth 1964 Use Your Head 1964 Stop Taking Me for Granted 1964 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Song information 1 2 Release and reaction 2 Personnel 3 ReferencesOverview editSong information edit The single showcases the narrator telling her lover to think before he made some costly decisions based on advice given to him by one of his best friends warning her lover to use his head before he ends up losing the best love he ever had Release and reaction edit The song was one of the few successful post Motown singles Wells recorded The song registered at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the R amp B singles chart 2 3 Personnel editLead vocal by Mary Wells Background vocals by assorted singers Instrumentation by assorted musiciansReferences edit Use Your Head at Discogs Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 8th Edition Billboard Publications Allmusic review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Use Your Head amp oldid 1067847830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
