Please Mr. Postman (single version - mono)
~ Recording by The Marvelettes
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | Please Mr. Postman | 2:31 | The Marvelettes | Motown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 012 159 466-2, D236325 |
| 1.3 | Please Mr. Postman | 2:30 | The Marvelettes | Tamla Motown Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 016301-2 |
| 1.13 | Please Mr. Postman | 2:30 | The Marvelettes | Motown Classics: The Soul of a Nation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 981 095-4 |
Relationships
| producer: | Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) |
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| bass: | James Jamerson (in 1961-04) |
| drums (drum set): | Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961-04) 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) 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) 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 (in 1961-04) |
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| mash-ups: | Sucker is a new and original song which doesn't plagiarize at all by Triple‐Q Sucker is a new and original song which doesn’t plagiarize at all (official music video) by Triple‐Q |
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| part of: | Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10) (order: 10) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) (order: 332) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 410) (order: 410) |
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| purchase for download: | https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471563428 [info] |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/7JvPl9nPExcTuDWQnxxVEm [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/729585742 [info] |
| streaming page: | https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471563428 [info] https://tidal.com/track/115094982 [info] |
| recording of: | Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04) |
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Related works
Please Mr. Postman
| writer: | Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961) Georgia Dobbins (in 1961) William Garrett (in 1961) Freddie Gorman (in 1961) Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961) |
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| publisher: | Dominion Music EMI Blackwood Music Inc. EMI United Partnership Ltd. Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. Jobete Music Co., Inc. Stone Agate Music Division United Partnership Ltd. |
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| later translated parody versions: | Bo cartero お願い郵便屋さん |
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| later translated versions: | Hei postimies |
| music quoted in: | Feel It Still |
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