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 Guy Jefferson. "My Guy" has twice reached the C&W chart in renderings by Lynda K Lance (#46 C&W/ 1971) and by Margo Smith (#43 C&W/ 1980). The song has also been recorded by Lucia Altieri () (rendered in Italian as "Non Ti Scuso Piu"), Aretha Franklin, Nancy Holloway () (rendered in French as "Bye Bye"), Claudine Longet, Barbara McNair, Melba Moore, Dara Sedaka, and Helen Shapiro. Mary Wells herself re-recorded the song in a funk rendition for her 1984 album, "I'm a Lady". More than via any straightforward remake, "My Guy" has had its highest profile since the Mary Wells original