Don't Mess with Bill
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| "Don't Mess with Bill" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Anything You Wanna Do" |
"Don't Mess with Bill" is a million-selling, Gold-certified single recorded by The Marvelettes. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, "Don't Mess with Bill" featured a sensuous lead vocal by Wanda Young.
The single was another Top 10 Pop hit for the group (peaking at #9 in Cash Box and reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart). It also hit #3 - holding there for several weeks - on Billboard's R&B singles chart. "Don't Mess with Bill" was the Marvelettes' final Top 10 Pop single, although they scored three additional Top 10s on Billboard's 'Soul' chart (for a total of 11).
The titular "Bill" referenced in the song is not an allusion to the song's author, Bill "Smokey" Robinson. Robinson reports that he chose the name because it fit the lyrics, not because it was his. [citation needed] "Don't Mess With Bill" has also been recorded and released by Monalisa Young.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Wanda Young Rogers
- Background vocals by Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, and The Andantes
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
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