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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" US picture sleeve Single by the Marvelettes from the album Please Mr. Postman B-side "So Long Baby" Released August 21, 1961 Recorded April 1961 Studio Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit Genre Pop soul doo-wop Length 2: 31 Label Tamla Songwriter(s) Georgia Dobbins William Garrett Brianbert (Brian Holland & Robert Bateman) Producer(s) Brianbert The Marvelettes singles chronology ...
Young sang lead on the B-side of the single on a ballad, "So Long, Baby". In 1963, the Beatles recorded "Please Mr. Postman" on their second studio album With the Beatles. In 1975, the Carpenters' remake of "Please Mr. Postman" hit No. 1 around the world and was one of a dozen million-selling Gold-certified singles for the duo in the United ...
Sophisticated Soul is the eighth album issued by Motown girl-group the Marvelettes. It is the first album to feature Ann Bogan who replaced Gladys Horton in 1967 (although Horton's voice is featured on a few of the tracks), and most of the lead vocals are by Wanda Young. Like many Motown albums produced in the late 1960s, Sophisticated Soul ...
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 Marvelettes: Tamla T 54054 United States "What's So Good About Goodbye" "I've Been Good to You" The Miracles: Tamla 54053 United States "Congo, Pt. 1" "Congo, Pt. 2" The Twistin' Kings: Motown M 1023 United States "Please Mr. Postman" "So Long Baby" The Marvelettes: Fontana H 355 United Kingdom January 1962 "Mr. Sandman" "I'm Yours, You're ...
"Locking Up My Heart" is a 1963 single released by Motown girl group The Marvelettes on the Tamla record label. [1]The first charting single written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, 1 "Locking Up My Heart" was also the first single to feature Wanda Young as lead vocalist on the A-side, albeit in a split lead vocal with main lead vocalist Gladys Horton.
By the mid-1960s, The Marvelettes had lost their status as Motown's top girl group, as much of the company's focus and promotion turned to The Supremes.In 1970, around the time the Marvelettes disbanded, Smokey Robinson had Wanda Young record what was intended as her first solo album with premiere back-up group The Andantes. [1]