Please Mr Postman
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| Single by The Marvelettes | ||||
| from the album Please Mr. Postman | ||||
| B-side | "So Long Baby" | |||
| Released | August 21, 1959, recorded later by The Marvelettes in 1961 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); April 1961 | |||
| Genre | Soul, doo-wop, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | Tamla T 54046 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman | |||
| Producer(s) | Brianbert (Brian Holland & Robert Bateman) | |||
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The Japanese single release of the song, backed with "Money (That's What I Want)"
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| Single by the Beatles | |
| from the album With the Beatles | |
| A-side | "Roll Over Beethoven" (Canada) |
| B-side | "Money (That's What I Want)" (Japan) |
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| Recorded | 30 July 1963 EMI Studios, London |
| Genre | Rock and roll |
| Length | 2:36 |
| Label | Capitol 72133 (Canada) |
| Songwriter(s) | Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
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| Single by The Carpenters | ||||
| from the album Horizon | ||||
| B-side | "This Masquerade" | |||
| Released | November 8, 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | A&M 1646 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard and Karen Carpenter | |||
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| Single by The Saturdays | |
| from the album Postman Pat: The Movie | |
| Released | 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Label | Polydor Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman |
| Producer(s) | Frankie Bridge, Una Foden, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, Vanessa White |
"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, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when the Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. "Please Mr. Postman" has been covered several times, including a 1963 version by the English rock group The Beatles.
In April 1961, the Marvelettes (then known as "The Marvels") arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla label. Marvels member 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. Freddie Gorman, another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team) was also involved in the final reworking.
The Marvelettes recording features lead singer Gladys Horton hoping that the postman has brought her a letter from her boyfriend, who is away at war. Accompaniment is provided by the Funk Brothers, including Marvin Gaye on drums. The Marvelettes' version later appeared in a bar fight scene in the film Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese.
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