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"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla label, [3] notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The following month, the group recorded "Please Mr. Postman", which was polished by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman and Freddie Gorman, another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team), who moonlighted as a mailman, [2] as well as the song "So Long Baby", sung by Wanda. [3]
Please Mr. Postman is the 1961 studio debut album from Motown girl group The Marvelettes and the sixth album ever released by the company. The focal track is the number-one hit single, " Please Mr. Postman ".
"Please Mr. Postman" (1974) A Song for You track listing; 13 tracks. Side one "A Song for You" "Top of the World" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time"
Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song on their 1962 album Tell Me - The Mountain's High. [8]The Marvelettes, whose hit "Please Mr. Postman" was mentioned in the lyrics, covered this song on their 1962 album The Marvelettes Sing.
"Don't Mess with Bill" is a song recorded by the Marvelettes for Motown Records' Tamla label. [1] Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, "Don't Mess with Bill" features a lead vocal by Wanda Young.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was one of the founding members of vocal group the Satintones in Detroit, Michigan, in 1957.Bateman was the bass singer. [2] In 1959, the group made their first recordings for Motown, and Bateman did additional work for the company as a backing singer and engineer. [3]
It was also recorded by The Marvelettes on their album Please Mr. Postman. Featuring Diana Ross in lead, the song was a doo-wop ballad similar to what the Supremes had been recording since forming as "The Primettes" two years earlier. The song's lyrics tell about a lonely woman who wants a new lover who won't mistreat her and always be loyal to ...