Mary Wells Never Never Leave Me

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[@mirnaramirez2942]

Oh my gosh I love this oldies

[@gary9426]

There will never be another Mary Wells.

[@jeffk2053]

R.I.P. IN SOUL HEAVEN MARY. I MISS YOU SO.

[@miguelcolon221]

Izzy loves cool R & B music 🎸 🎶 💘 Enjoy 1965.

[@ThePickles923]

Mary Wells the Queen!

[@ronaldsmith1985]

Mary wells was the best female singer that Motown ever had..so sad she didn't a lot of support..even though she put Motown on the charts and made lots of money for them she started singing for at age 16 and her for that age sold millions of copies as well lots of money, that she never gotten for as records sales..I love you and still misses you in heart and mind r.i.p.

[@wandajones-wilson1871]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL & HEART WRENCHING. IT TAKES A LOT FROM U. REST IN THE HEAVENS PEACE & PARADISE. SHE RECIEVED MEDICAL TX FOR CANCER AT THE SAME HOSPITAL AS MY HUSBAND ✝️MS WANDA

[@williamcolella1947]

Heartfelt song. Mary was underrated and unappreciated.

[@anclark2063]

She wasn't underrated initially but Berry made sure that her popularity became obscure

[@williamcolella1947]

@@anclark2063 Absolutely, so true.

[@walterellman3246]

Great Song By The Great Mary Wells! Jesus Loves You My Dear Friends! John 3:16

[@thomaslombardo3401]

Morown’s Best female singer.. 💛

[@Twinkles5927]

Mary Wells was so "unsung"! she was beautiful, talented and had a uniquw sound! Lovely song!

[@cameronbrownlee308]

Such a Pretty Woman💯

[@kenswell]

wow this song is so melodic and her lyrics just make me melt. Mary Wells was a very special woman. She was feeling this and the song should have been #1 on the r&b and pop charts.

[@jamesamato2004]

Thanks so much I love Mary she's tops in my book along with Carolyn Crawford

[@lisagentilemusic]

OMG! My parents wrote this song! I'm so happy it is still so cherished!

[@ddbrownthahbic]

I love this song! Been listening since 7th grade, had not yet turned 13 yet! I’m 18 now and still love it just as much❤️

[@justicemai1517]

Why none of Mary music not on Spotify?

[@reesecups100]

Herb Kent used to play this on Sundays in Chicago, I never knew this was Mary Wells. Great song by the legendary Mary Wells!!!

[@MannyTheMan316]

The best artist, period!

[@reneejeffries9286]

Mary Wells simply the best

[@DavidRoss-lo7kz]

Mary E. Wells 1943- 92 iconic

[@melaniel3050]

Thanks to Mama for getting me on miss Mary.

[@frightfan1]

My favorite from the great Mary Wells. Thanks for posting.

[@victoriaramirez3062]

Mary Wells was a legend I love her voice

[@starbuck2k7]

This song is one of Mary's best. She was so versatile with her voice and music. She made a great impression with the music industry and crossed many racial barriers. She is dearly missed. This is a 1965 minor hit from Fox records.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

For more listening pleasure, you would may want to enjoy "Use Your Head," and "Ain't It the Truth," also on 20th Century Fox records.

[@ronaldsmith1985]

I love this song for many years 😻💕

[@jamesamato2004]

thanks soulhawk for this one by Mary didn't know this one

[@captainkeyboard1007]

I never knew this song is "Never, Never Leave Me," and "Ain't it the Truth." In fact, I heard this song when I was a child going through elementary school, but I love songs that sound exquisite like this one.

[@felliniesque1]

Used to listen late at night to WWRL that we only occasionally could pick up in NYC. This would come through faintly but it was amazing!

[@chakasmith8995]

I absolutely ADORE Mary Wells. She was the TRUE first lady of Motown. I just wish she received the full and proper recognition she deserves. I know drugs did hinder that unfortunately.

[@leonardjames1048]

I didn't know she had a drug problem. I know that towards the end she was wheelchair-bound and had to Sue Motown for residuals, just before she died.

[@57dogsbody]

You said it. Great voice, The only female singer from Motown that is as good is Martha.

[@pips98]

Chaka Smith . Barry exploited all Of His Groups and they never received royalty from their hits. Drugs was allowed to cloud the mind from being conscious of Business.

[@annmarieclarke9107]

@@leonardjames1048 that was very stupid of Mary Wells by taking up smoking, apparently success made her forgot that she didnt born a healthy child, I read that her mother had to take her to the hospital very regular because of a sickness she had as a child growing up, I believe it came back to killed her as mature woman, because she wasnt taking care of herself, consuming whatever.

[@leonardjames1048]

I didn't know about the drugs until you told me. I was twelve years old when I first heard a Motown song I had to have. While I had heard others from Tamla, I had never heard an official Motown song until Mary's, "You Beat Me To The punch," came along. With my allowance I bought my first 4 singles. Mary's, The Marvelettes, "Playboy,", Neil Sedaka's, " Breaking Up..," and Dee Dee Sharp's, "Gravy." I still remember the little shop downtown where I bought them. Anyway, I was an eternal fan of Mary's from then on. A little funny story. My Copy of, "Never Never Leave Me had been melted in a fire so, in !991, I went looking through every record bin in town for like a week. I finally found one in a, "used," bin in a record store, but the price wasn't marked. I went to the manager who acted all surprised and said, "oh, this shouldn't have been on the floor that way. this is a very rare album,. I'm going to take it to the office and relist it." The creep decided to charge 90 dollars for it. I left annoyed and disappointed, of course, but I laughed my butt off at him, when a few years later it came out on CD, and I got it used for 4 dollars. You have no idea what added pleasure I get every time I listen to it, as I have the last laugh on that greedy SOB who tried to rip me off for 90 dollars. I think of him every time. By the way, he soon went out of business. Last laughs are a gift that keeps on giving.

[@Kedeuce]

Such beautiful heartfelt lyrics deserve to be sung by Ms Wells.....Love this kut....

[@enriquetheprofessor]

it saddens me that this wasnt a hit for Mary, for it is a beautiful song!! Im told that Dionne Warwick was in mind to record this initially.

[@bennyrodriguez1244]

enriquetheprofessor yes in Mary Wells bio it was said Warwick didn’t respond to the offer and yet DJs thru the area refuse to give much air due to it sound more like a Warwick (walk on by) song than it did Wells. Too bad cause it’s a great song.

[@kevingoins9858]

@@bennyrodriguez1244 I interviewed songwriter Mickey Gentile for the liner notes of a Mary Wells 20th Century Fox CD reissue in 2012. He was asked by Burt Bacharach to write a tune for a Dionne LP (not unusual given that more material were needed for albums). In fact Dee Dee Warwick sang the demo (I heard it and she smoked!). However, the track never made it to Dionne nor Burt. Mary came by Gentile's office and saw the acetate record of the demo. When Mickey explained it was for Dionne, Mary said, "Oh no it's not!" then grabbed the demo and put it in her bag! Mickey knew better than to fight her. BTW if you're referring to the Mary Wells bio written by Peter Benjamson (sp), beware - a lot of inaccurate information is in that book and the info you shared is an example of such. Peter tried to shut me down on social media when I was posting about the Mary Wells CD because he knew I went to the actual sources and thus posed a threat to him. Fortunately many industry folks who knew me put him in his place.

[@BreanaFlo-eg3ws]

​@@bennyrodriguez1244how many hh😅hhh😅jh😅h😅hohohbb😅 Hahn jbb😅😊 job bbhhhhhb hi

[@justicemai1517]

Yea I can hear Dionne voice on here . But regardless the words are beautiful 🤎👏🏾💯

[@virginiagrandy6198]

I love this song💖💖

[@tabbazzseaye7549]

Mary E. Wells 1943- 1992

[@phillipbacon9003]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🖤🖤🖤💯💯🔥😎

[@dancingnature]

I forgot all about this song and never knew it was Mary Wells

[@rc1535]

Love this song DAMN!! MARY SING IT 😁

[@mrssuenos]

Bad ass song 🎶🖤🎶

[@bradly2007]

My 45rpm of this soulful Masterwork by Mary Wells looks just as worn as one illustrated...awesome classic "Never, Never Leave Me" should have been a huge #1hit but radio would not play her great things after Motown...wonder why? Thankful for youtube now posting classic tracks for this "Unsung" legend...Bravo Mary & RIP

[@ctruth6185]

20th Century Fox didn't promote Mary they were busy promoting white artists. Century Fox owned movies studios it would've been easy to promote the songs inside movie soundtracks. But the executives there couldn't be bothered. So this is the answer to all the idiot who go on trashing Berry Gordy. Without Motown & Gordy most of those artists would've never been known and Mary Wells at 20th Century Fox records is proof of that fact. Only blind, idiots bite the hands that build and feed.

[@bradly2007]

@@ctruth6185 Mary Wells continued after 20th making great albums even in to the 80's still did not get Top 40 airplay, Gigolo would have been huge but only a club hit no Top 40 exposure, this was shameful

[@cbutler8476]

Who's listening 🎧 in twenty twenty? This Guy 👦 👈👈👈👈!

[@gracielasantana]

Listening in 2024!! I still ♥️this song just as much as in 1965-66🎤♥️🎵 RiP MW💐

[@iamkirkburrowes5598]

Silky Uptown Soul delivered expertly from the post Motown Mary Wells!A true Legend! ANDThat Voice!!!

[@longdrive33]

Thanks for posting this song. I have it on a 45rpm but it kind of scratchy. This was Mary's last song after leaving Motown.

[@SuperHowie2]

top tune thank you

[@sheilapalmer224]

she was superb

[@63iodine]

shes mesmerizing

[@tomaokeh]

great double header SO SWEET SO SOULFUL

[@jeffreyconyers7120]

MGM/ABC/2Oth Century wasn't in the record business to truly complete.

[@susanjones7254]

Love this song 💞

[@TooDarnSoulful]

wonderful ....Mary was on fire for this ...superb :)) ktf

[@clarencechowderhead]

I had never never heard this song in 1965 , but just did in her documentary ! To think it only made No. 15 on the R&B charts ! Could it be because it was more like Dionne Warwick maybe ? I agree with Kenneth this should have been No.1 GREAT SONG !!

[@leonardjames1048]

It was a wonderful album too. It has recently been re-released on cd. Check out Amazon.

[@cantkeepmedown100]

It was said that after her departure from Motown Berry Gordy blackballed her from being played on R&B radio

[@ctruth6185]

My parents, aunts & uncles always had her records and went to her shows. I was a toddler but I remember this music. This arrangement sounds like something Dionne Warwick would record. However, Diana Ross took Motown to another level.

[@tonyrussi7777]

She sang this song LIVE on Hullaballoo TV Show in 1965 & its great!!Better then the record.

[@patrickanthonymorrison5254]

Mary Wells may not have climbed to the "heights" her talent projected in her music, but she was well respected and her Soul was injected in all her materials and performances. Personally I believe it was by design that she never became a Super Star. Well done Ms. Wells. Your Melodies touched my Heart and Soul. ~BIRD~

[@ctruth6185]

You know nothing about Motown music history. Mary Wells was BIG really, big.

[@d.singler-kron9034]

Arrangement and orchestra sound like done for the Royalettes...sounds great with Mary Wells' voice and emotion.

[@flowergirl976]

💜💜💜

[@phillipbacon9003]

👍👍👍👍😎

[@enriquetheprofessor]

@deep71483 ....same here, deep!!!! I love this song, and I really enjoyed her UNSUNG special, although it was very sad.

[@RebeccaKiddo]

Please Love Me as I Love You!!

[@dickoldham9760]

Greatest voice ❤️ an one Beautiful woman ❤️

[@estherelizabethalmanzar1676]

Dedicated to the ONLY man I have ever really loved. Lalo Hernandez

[@AtlantaGymFan]

Fabulous! Her voice never sounded better - what a loss to music!

[@timothyhughes1904]

Let's stop pretending and just admit it: Mary Wells was Motown's best; this song certainly proves it. Some other Motown acts may have had more glamour, but when it comes to raw talent and taking possession of a song, Ms. Wells is poised on the pinnacle.

[@zorro1955]

Timothy Hughes - mary wells wasn’t with motown when she did this song. It was after she left motown

[@stevenpadilla7200]

@@zorro1955 plus smokey wrote a lot of her music

[@zorro1955]

Steven Padilla - yes, all when she was with motown. Back n da day, her nick name was mama do right, cause smokey kept her on top, till she left

[@stevenpadilla7200]

@@zorro1955 nice to know.

[@alphotheone]

Mary Wells, upon whose back Motown was built. Diana would not exist if it was not for her. A real gutsy singer (Bye Bye Baby, check it out) but smooth out by... for public consumption, but the REAL stuff! OMG the harmonics.

[@ctruth6185]

alphotheone Mary Wells was big time and everybody of a certain age knows this. You are some Johnny come lately who simply has a hate for Diana Ross. Not real appreciation for the greatness of Mary Wells greatness. Mary was Diana's role model. She was worshiped by the girls. Ya'll do a huge disservice to black musical history all of which these women were a part of black music & black cultural history. Motown produced tons of great music and artists. Diana left Motown and became even bigger. Black people always cutting each other down its so ugly & backward. All of these people worked under segregation & Jim Crow they paved the way for today's black superstars. Diana, Micheal & Stevie became the biggest without Motown. All y'all do is hate on them.

[@SmoothCinnamonX]

This is such a stone-cold classic. I feel like "Dear Lover" by Teena Marie may have been intentional homage to this tune by Mary Wells!

[@bennyrodriguez1244]

This was totally a great song. Many don’t know this was originally meant for Dionne Warwick in mind after “Walk On By” was a huge hit but not hearing from Warwick’s camp they ask Mary Wells to record as her first song from Motown.

[@chicanosoul805]

ANGELIC 2 CLEAN !!!

[@adriancolon8435]

Unsung brought me here 2022

[@deep71483]

She had such a pretty voice. I would have never known this song had I not watched her biography on tvone.

[@justicemai1517]

1st time I learned of mary was back in 2010 on tv one unsung this song connected to me but I don't understand how come to this track is not on Spotify. 🤔

[@ddbrownthahbic]

I don’t believe many of her tracks from 20th Century are available on streaming platforms unfortunately. I wonder why as well

[@justicemai1517]

@@ddbrownthahbic Thankyou for responding 🤎

[@WCPR1620AM]

Prior to the renaming of 20th Century-Fox Records, it was originally called 20th Fox as a record label division of 20th Century-Fox in the late 50's.

[@WCPR1620AM]

Never heard this one before, but this was one of her lesser known songs after she left Motown. She had two LP's on the 20th Century-Fox label and that was it. She went to a few labels until she went to Jubilee in 1968.

[@leonardjames1048]

Really? i thought she only did the one album on 20th Century. I have it....I am going to have to look up the others.

[@jeffwilliams196]

Mary's 2nd 20th Century Fox release is a Beatles covers LP. It's only ok.

[@averythecoolcat]

She did a pretty cool album for Atco, too. Her song from that album, Dear Lover was like her biggest post-Motown hit.

[@Musicradio77Network]

She did 2 albums for the label, and that was it.

[@sheilapalmer224]

imiss her

[@PrinceMontrey]

Love her voice! This should've been a hit, but Motown wouldn't let her market herself as she could've. I know this is with 20th Fox Century...

[@skydiamond8705]

I think Flo aka Florence Ballard of the supremes sang background I had this song blasting on my stereo and one of the background singers sound like flo

[@ddbrownthahbic]

I can hear it. But I doubt she was doing background for mary on a different record company in 1966 when she was performing with the supremes at Motown.

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd i beg your pardon sir or madam but i'm not whining and i HAVE done my research...true mary made some bad choices at the behest of her husband but i still maintain that berry gordy and mary wells got into a huge dispute over her royalties and how she should have been continued to be showcased at motown and THAT my naieve "friend" is the main bone of contention that existed between mary and berry and was also one of the main reasons she left motown.

[@charleslawrence2859]

I know many people feel leaving Motown was a mistake; however, when a company starts pushing you in a corner because of a younger talent we must move on to other adventurers. Mary was very talented and she took her career in her own hands and decided she was not afraid work outside of the box. Because of her courage and independence, she has provided some great music with other recording companies - Jubilee, Reprise, Epic, Fox, Atco, and Aim. She continue to do what she love best until she died. Because of this motivation and love for singing, Mary left us with a great catalogue of music to cherish. She needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@annmarieclarke9107]

Berry "cramped" her style.

[@blkshepherd]

You folks are just about to DIE because Diana became the star she dreamed to be. With help of course, luck, right place, right time. It also holds true that if you dont have real Talent, no one is going to Pay their hard earned cash to go see you strut around stage sounding bad and looking bad. Ok Berry slept and help Diana. Helped Introduce her to the world. But where she is today is because of Diana. not anyone else. and thats because the Woman Can Entertain. Saw her two Nights ago. Amazing.

[@mrs.vbrown]

This definitely sounds like a Dionne Warrick song However; I’m surprised it didn’t do top 10

[@blkshepherd]

@darchylde612 I am Not going to go back and forth with you about what Berry did and what he didnt do. As for sleeping with Diana that came Long after Mary was Gone. Mary Left in early 64. Berry and Diana didnt begin dating until 1965 the Supremes greatest year. Thats neither here nor there and quite frankly I dont give a damn. Its in the Past, something you nor I can CHANGE. GET OVER IT! Diana, Mary, Berry have all gotton over it and Moved On with their Lives, You need to get on with yours .

[@DeeDeeWarwickMusic]

Background vocals by Dee Dee Warwick kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqjchmB5o7Cjjqsh53m45s Dee Dee Warwick recalls working for Motown Records in Detroit Michigan

[@PhyllisShepherd]

Listen to the kettle drums!

[@owsh123]

Terrific to hear this again - the B side "Why Don't You Let Yourself Go" is excellent, too. Can you post it Soul hawk ?

[@pobox915]

Yeah Berry Gordy should have never let Mary Wells walk.

[@ctruth6185]

"Berry Gordy should have never let Mary Wells walk." Well, artists have rights and minds of their own. Wells wanted to walk and nobody could stop her.

[@eyes2soul]

This is just proof-positive that the greed of a record label can have grave and dire consequences. Motown had a star right in the palm of its greedy hands, and would rather let her go than pay her what was rightfully her due. It's criminal and shameful that Mary Wells had to leave and go elsewhere to try and rebuild her musical career. It's obvious this woman was cheated out of her royalties, and then blacklisted when she left to keep her from making money or gaining anymore notariety.

[@ctruth6185]

White artists get ripped off all the time. That was the nature of the industry. Black artists had their music and royalties stolen routinely by white companies. Motown gave black artists better deals, stardom, promotion and exposure than they could've ever gotten at white record labels. These were opportunities. Barry Gordy started as a working man with a dream and a drive to make it happen. Gordy wasn't born rich. First black man in the game competing and winning against whites in racist times. Motown was also the soundtrack of Back Civil Rights movement in the USA. Don't care about useless haters who only complain, tear down and attack other black people.

[@imadeyoureadthis1500]

@@ctruth6185 Motown Label definitel did some shad unfair stuff, you cant deny this fact, just because they were the best option for black artists doesnt mean they treated them right, like don king said along the lines, just because a slaves getting whipped 50 times as opposed to 100 last year, doesnt mean its good

[@alyssabrown8164]

I need a good Text to go the through or maybe a SMS one e

[@blkshepherd]

@darchylde612 Further More. Berry had the same aspirations and dreams for Mary Wells which he ended up putting on Diana Ross who Listened and Work with him instead of against him. If it wasent for Berry Gordy no one would have heard of Mary Wells, the Supremes, the tempts, the marvelettes, stevie wonder, jackson five, marvin gay, nor the Mircales. It was Berry Gordy that introduced these Unknown folks to the World. so give Berry some credit and Quite Whinning about how he ripped thme off.

[@darchylde612]

berry gordy has to answer to the Lord for why he was instrumental in destroying mary wells' career all because she had the audacity to leave motown because he was robbing her and his other artists of their royalties. this song is proof positive that mary wells should have been a bigger artist, remembered for a more impressive body of work, "my guy" and her other motown masterworks notwithstanding.

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd sweetheart, and i use that term VERY loosely, i already know the story about diana, berry and him being rhonda's father so you can move right along with that! people like you can't be civil in your disagreements and be respectful so you have to resort to name calling because you can't admit when you've made a mistake. learn some grace and humbleness hon, it just might suit you.

[@alyssabrown8164]

Drugs spice up her life...stop blaming drugs...

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd of course berry was proud of mary because "my guy" became a huge hit, hell she was making money for him and motown so who in their right mind WOULDN'T have been happy because their prized thoroughbred (using the horse analogy) just won the preakness? you gotta come better than that!

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd and one more caveat, reading over your comment about diana working with and listening to berry instead of against him, well if you're screwing the boss then it would be pretty stupid to work against him now wouldn't it? once the supremes hit it big my friend, a LOT of motown groups suffered for it because berry's main focus became diana ross, everyone else (including the supremes) were a distant second and third place for berry gordy.

[@daylamont]

@TheDonkeyhead135 pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@blkshepherd]

@darchylde612 When My Guy hit No.1 even the Beatles named Mary their Favorite Female singer and asked her out on the road..Other Larger Companies offered Mary much more than Berry could afford. Since Mary's contract was void because she was underage, she opted to go with 20th cent. who also offered Movie Deals. so even if Motown did try to discourage air play, her Movies would have still made her a star. But they didnt have Smokey or HDH. the KEY to Mary Wells Talent like the Supremes HDH.

[@blkshepherd]

@darchylde612 You are really very mis informed and really should do your research. If you had Done your research you would Know that Mary through bad advice(husband) Left Motown at the HEIGHT of her career. Berry was very proud of Mary when she hit with My Guy it was cross over hit(hit goal for motown) The Beatles asked her to open for them. Mary was on to great things but chose to LEAVE for More Money and movies at 20th Cent.Fox. They are the ones who killed her career not Motown or Berry.

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd had gordy opted to use the monies earned solely by motown after mary received her due share then there would be no need for this discourse but he didn't, it has been documented that he didn't and that once again lies the real reason why mary wells chose to leave motown at the height of her popularity. so next time you come out with guns blazing, make sure you have your facts straight.

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd so in the end my "friend" it is YOU who needs to do their research. you remind me of another person on here who had the audacity to claim that eddie kendricks fathered diana ross' oldest child rhonda and claims she (diana) admitted that on oprah winfrey's show when it is common knowledge that berry gordy is rhonda's father; gordy himself admitted it years ago as well as did diana in her memoir "secrets of a sparrow"

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd first up, i have no quarrel with ms. ross as an entertainer; if you're going to come at me with guns blazing then stick to the topic at hand. as an entertainer i admire her and i like her singing as i own quite a few of diana's recordings, i'm remarking on her as a PERSON and some of the questionable choices she made to become a star. YOU on the other hand need to take your head out of her behind because it's obvious to even stevie wonder that you're a syccophant of hers, of which

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd the only one about to die is you from the vapours dear heart; i have no problem with people attaining stardom without stabbing people the back who regard them as friends; REAL friends don't fuck over friends just because they want to be in the spotlight. maybe they do in your world, but amongst those with character and morals it doesn't wash. i've never had a problem w/ms. ross as an entertainer, i have a problem with her as a PERSON and therein lies the difference!

[@ctruth6185]

darchylde612 spare us your drivel. You can't lecture anybody about moral living, moral choices or ethics. Its not your place to approve or disapprove about anybody's life choices hypcrite. You deserve folks coming for you. Black community is running over with bad choices. Your post is meaningless cause we don't have any feedback from people in your life who you've screwed over. Many ordinary women trade sex for success in school & on the job. So spare me. All you have is hate & jealousy. You can't lecture on morality so spare us you fake. This is why you believe you believe people you don't know do this. You hide behind the screen but if a background check were run on you all of your dirt, would break the internet. You couldn't live a public life ratchet hos always talking crap. "Judge not lest you be judged." You are now open to public judgment.

[@darchylde612]

@blkshepherd um, with regard to my not telling you how to spell or to learn the proper use of capitalization, confidentially dear, I JUST DID! no need of getting mad because i called you out on your inability to follow simple grammatical rules that you should have learned in GRAMMAR school. i would say that this could be an interesting discourse but i refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.