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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 ( Motown ) label, [ 3 ] notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Xbox Live online in-game content downloads allow users to 'download' new tracks for the Xbox releases of Karaoke Revolution and Karaoke Revolution Party. [18] These songs are included on the Karaoke Revolution Party disk in a hidden format, and are unlocked through Xbox Live. It is also possible to manually unlock tracks on Development Xboxes ...
The album art for "Please Mr. Postman" did not contain any images of The Marvelettes, because including African-American artists on album covers did not become customary until around 1963. Please Mr. Postman received mainly negative reviews as it was believed to have been "too rushed" so that the focal track's success could be capitalized.
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" (Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Freddie Gorman) – 2:48
The promotional video for "Please Mr. Postman" was filmed in Germany, in March, 1994, for the UK promo single, which was released on May 3, 1994. [6] [7] The album won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. "The Backbeat Band" consisted of: Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum): vocals; Greg Dulli (The Afghan Whigs): vocals; Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth): guitar
The Target store exclusive CD and the Japanese release has "Please Mr. Postman" as a bonus track. [citation needed] Track listing
"Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man.The song draws on the melody from the Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman"; [4] [5] written by the band along with producers John Hill and Asa Taccone, "Feel It Still" also includes a credit for Motown songwriter Brian Holland.