When I'm Gone (Motown song)

"When I'm Gone"
Single by Mary Wells
from the album Vintage Stock
B-side"Guarantee (For a Lifetime)"
Released1964
RecordedHitsville USA; 1964
GenreSoul/pop
Length2:16
LabelMotown
M 1061
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells singles chronology
""What's the Matter With You Baby" (with Marvin Gaye)"
(1964) 		"When I'm Gone"
(1964) 		"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
(1964)
"When I'm Gone"
Single by Brenda Holloway
from the album Anthology
B-side"I've Been Good To You"
ReleasedMarch 6, 1965
Recorded1964, Hitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan
GenreR&B, Soul
Length2:11
LabelTamla
T 54111
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
Brenda Holloway singles chronology
"I'll Always Love You"
(1964) 		"When I'm Gone"
(1965) 		"Operator"
(1965)

"When I'm Gone" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and a single he produced twice, one for early Motown star Mary Wells[1] and the other for fellow Motown vocalist Brenda Holloway.[2] Holloway's version became a hit while Wells' was aborted after the singer left the label in 1964.

  1. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol 4: 1964 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  2. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol 5: 1965 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.