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29. Okt. 2021 · The Marvelettes performing "Please Mr. Postman", released originally in 1961. It reached #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100, #1 in the US Billboard Hot R&B Sides, and #4 in the New Zealand...
5. Feb. 2011 · The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1961) - YouTube. ticktock70. 52.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 406K. 81M views 13 years ago. Writers: Georgia Dobbins, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman,...
9. Juli 2021 · Remastered And Colorized By Me.Live at The Apollo Theater
Bereits 1961 schoss die erste Single, "Please Mr. Postman", auf die Spitzenposition in den Charts, übrigens die erste Nummer Eins für Motown Records. Dagegen war die nachgeschobene, gleichnamige LP nicht so erfolgreich. Es folgte noch die Platte "Playboy" - beide Scheiben sind hier gekoppelt: "Playboy" umfasst die Titel eins bis zehn und ...
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- The Beatles Version
- The Carpenters Version
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Background
In April 1961, the Marvelettes (then known as the Marvels) arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla label. Marvels original lead singer Georgia Dobbins needed an original song for their audition, and got a blues song from her friend William Garrett, which she then reworked for the group. Dobbins left the group after the audition and was replaced. Gordy renamed the group and hired "Brianbert" – Brian Holland and Robert Bateman's songwriting partnership – to rework the song yet again. Fredd...
Composition and recording
Songwriting credits for "Please Mr. Postman" have been inconsistent. Journalist Ben Fong-Torres credits the song to Holland, Bateman, Gorman, Dobbins and Garrett. The original Tamla 45 single for the Marvelettes' version credits "Dobbins/Garett/Brianbert" as the songwriters, and credits "Brianbert" as producer. The original With the Beatles album cover credited it to just Brian Holland (the 1987 CD release credits it to "Dobbin-Garrett-Garman-Brianbert"). The 1976 Beatles discography book All...
Release
Motown's Tamla label released the song as a single in the US in August 1961, then on the album of the same name in November 1961. The single was a commercial success, becoming Motown's second million-selling record and its first number-one hit. The song was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 23 weeks, and peaked at number 1 the week of December 11, 1961. Producer Berry Gordy credited Barney Ales' PR effort with the commercial success of the song.The song's hit status left many at Motown expec...
Background and recording
The English rock band the Beatles displayed an early interest in the music of girl groups, covering songs by groups like the Shirelles, the Cookies and the Donays. They added "Please Mr. Postman" to their live repertoire in December 1961, their third Tamla song after the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You" and Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)". Having not made it into the British top fifty, few in the UK knew the song, allowing them to make it their own among all Liverpool groups. John L...
Release and reception
EMI's Parlophone label released With the Beatles in the UK on 22 November 1963, with "Please Mr. Postman" sequenced as the final track on the first side, coming after Till There Was You". In the US, Capitol released The Beatles' Second Album on 10 April 1964, with "Please Mr. Postman" sequenced as the ninth track, between "I Call Your Name" and "I'll Get You". Both releases credit the song only to Holland. Capitol also included the cover as the final track on the US-only four-song EP, Four by...
Personnel
According to MacDonald,except where noted: 1. John Lennon – double-trackedvocal, rhythm guitar 2. Paul McCartney– backing vocal, bass 3. George Harrison– backing vocal, lead guitar 4. Ringo Starr– drums 5. uncredited (played by the Beatles) – handclaps
A hit cover of "Please Mr. Postman" was recorded by The Carpenters, whose version took the song again to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975. The Carpenters' version resembles an old 1950s rock & roll song. The single was released in late 1974, reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in January...
List of BillboardHot 100 number-one singles of 1961- "So Long Baby"
- August 21, 1961
- April 1961
Am 11. Dezember 1961 notierte ihr Titel Please Mr. Postman Platz 1 in der US-amerikanischen Hitparade auf dem Spitzenplatz [2] und war die erste Nummer 1 für ihr Plattenlabel Motown überhaupt. Die Beatles nahmen den Titel 1963 auf, 1974 wurde er ein Hit für die Carpenters .
7. Juni 2013 · Playboy/Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes released in 2013. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
