My Guy My Guy "My Guy" is a 1964 hit single recorded by Mary Wells for the Motown label. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles, the song is a woman's rejection of a sexual advance and affirmation of her fidelity to her boyfriend, who is her ideal and with whom she is happy, despite his ordinary physique and looks. "("There's not a man today who could take me away from my guy")". At the session for the "My Guy" backing track the studio musicians were having issues completing the intro: with the musicians having been playing all day and
My Jamaican Guy A. Guys" dub remain unreleased on CD. The iconic image on the single cover was created by Jean-Paul Goude, who was the singer's partner at that time and worked on some of her record artworks. A version of it was later used as a cover of her final "best of" compilation to date, "The Ultimate Collection". The music video for "My Jamaican Guy" features Jones performing the song on stage, kissing her own image, and hugging her "Jamaican guy". It also includes some footage from her "A One Man Show" concert performance and still images of one of her most