"Vocal duets" . . "1964 songs" . . "1964 singles" . "Songs written by Clarence Paul" . "Mary Wells songs" . "0"^^ . "Motown singles" . "false"^^ . "William %22Mickey%22 Stevenson" . "false"^^ . "Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells:Once Upon A Time" . "Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells:Once Upon A Time" . "0"^^ . . . "english" . "William %22Mickey%22 Stevenson" . "-0.216541"^^ . "false"^^ . "-0.0260756"^^ . "Marvin Gaye songs" . "Motown" . "Songs written by William %22Mickey%22 Stevenson" . "Clarence Paul" . . . "5714dedb25ac0d8aee4a5068" . "%22Once Upon a Time%22 is a 1964 single released by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells from their sole duet album, Together. Written by Clarence Paul, Barney Ales, Dave Hamilton and William %22Mickey%22 Stevenson, the song discussed how the two narrators felt lonely until they met each other referring to their past as it happened %22once upon a time%22.The song brought simultaneous top forty pop success for the duo as the single hit number nineteen while its b-side, %22What's the Matter with You Baby%22 peaked at number seventeen on the pop singles chart. The song's co-writer, Dave Hamilton, plays the vibraharp solo." . . "bbccabb9-4585-43d5-88d4-78be0c70b5c3" .