Please Mr. Postman

~ Release by The Marvelettes (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Angel
cover recording of:
Angel
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Charles Leverett (soul and R&B singer-songwriter) and Sonny Sanders
2:34
A2I Want a Guy
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor)
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Willis
ondioline and other instruments [Musitron]:
Raynoma Liles Gordy
organ:
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
piano:
Marvin Gaye
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby
background vocals:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart, Gladys Horton and Georgeanna Tillman
lead vocals:
Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
cover recording of:
I Want a Guy
composer:
Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:42
A3Please Mr. Postman
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
handclaps:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
piano:
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter) (in 1961-04)
background vocals:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
lead vocals:
Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 410)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
4.62:32
A4So Long Baby
recording of:
So Long Baby
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and James Young (songwriter, co‐writer “So Long Baby”)
2:55
A5I Know How It Feels
cover recording of:
I Know How It Feels
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Janie Bradford, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
3:00
B1Way Over There
cover recording of:
Way Over There
lyricist and composer:
William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:28
B2Happy Days
cover recording of:
Happy Days
writer:
Berry Gordy and Alma McKnight (Songwriter)
2:10
B3You Don’t Want Me No More
cover recording of:
You Don’t Want Me No More
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
2:41
B4All the Love I Got
cover recording of:
All the Love I’ve Got
writer:
Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:28
B5Whisper
cover recording of:
Whisper
composer:
Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson
2:37
B6Oh I Apologize
cover recording of:
Oh I Apologize
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
2:50

Credits

Release

mastered at:Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2069741 [info]