Song

Please Mister Postman

Release date: 22 November 1963

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"Please Mr. Postman"
Single by The Marvelettes
from the album Please Mr. Postman
Released August 21, 1961
Format 7" single
Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); April 1961
Genre Rock and roll, soul, doo-wop, R&B
Length 2:31
Label Tamla T 54046
Writer(s) Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
Producer Brianbert (Brian Holland & Robert Bateman)
The Marvelettes singles chronology
"Please Mr. Postman"
(1961)
"Twistin' Postman"
(1961)

"Please Mr. Postman" 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.

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