Please Mr. Postman
Tamla records 1961 TM 228
notes:
Please Mr. Postman is the 1961 studio debut album from Motown
girl group The Marvelettes and the sixth album ever released by the company.
credits:
Gladys Horton – lead and background vocals
Wanda Young – lead and background vocals
Georgeanna Tillman – background vocals
Katherine Anderson – background vocals
Juanita Cowart – background vocals
with:
Berry Gordy – producer
Smokey Robinson – producer
Brian Holland and Robert Bateman – producers
Raynoma Liles Gordy – Musitron and Ondioline on "I Want a Guy"
The Funk Brothers – other instrumentation:
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie – piano on "Please Mr. Postman", organ on "I Want a Guy"
James Jamerson – bass on "Please Mr. Postman" and "I Want a Guy"
Marvin Gaye – drums on "Please Mr. Postman", piano on "I Want a Guy"
Benny Benjamin – drums on "I Want a Guy"
Eddie Willis – guitar on "Please Mr. Postman" and "I Want a Guy"
Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone on "I Want a Guy"
Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone on "I Want a Guy"
Recorded Hitsville USA; April–July 1961
A1 Angel
Written-By – Leverett*, Bateman*, Saunders*
A2 I Want A Guy
Written-By – Gordy*, Holland*, Gorman*
A3 Please Mr. Postman
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Dobbins*, Garrett*
A4 So Long Baby
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Young*, Bateman*
A5 I Know How It Feels
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Bradford*, Wylie*, Bateman*
B1 Way Over There
Written-By – Gordy*, Robinson*
B2 Happy Days
Written-By – Knight*, Gordy*
B3 You Don't Want Me No More
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*
B4 All The Love I Got
Written-By – Gordy*, Bradford, Holland*
B5 Whisper
Written-By – Gordy*, Johnson*
B6 I Apologize
Written-By – Gordy*, Robinson*
Please Mr. Postman is the 1961 studio debut album from Motown
girl group The Marvelettes and the sixth album ever released by the company.
credits:
Gladys Horton – lead and background vocals
Wanda Young – lead and background vocals
Georgeanna Tillman – background vocals
Katherine Anderson – background vocals
Juanita Cowart – background vocals
with:
Berry Gordy – producer
Smokey Robinson – producer
Brian Holland and Robert Bateman – producers
Raynoma Liles Gordy – Musitron and Ondioline on "I Want a Guy"
The Funk Brothers – other instrumentation:
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie – piano on "Please Mr. Postman", organ on "I Want a Guy"
James Jamerson – bass on "Please Mr. Postman" and "I Want a Guy"
Marvin Gaye – drums on "Please Mr. Postman", piano on "I Want a Guy"
Benny Benjamin – drums on "I Want a Guy"
Eddie Willis – guitar on "Please Mr. Postman" and "I Want a Guy"
Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone on "I Want a Guy"
Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone on "I Want a Guy"
Recorded Hitsville USA; April–July 1961
A1 Angel
Written-By – Leverett*, Bateman*, Saunders*
A2 I Want A Guy
Written-By – Gordy*, Holland*, Gorman*
A3 Please Mr. Postman
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Dobbins*, Garrett*
A4 So Long Baby
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Young*, Bateman*
A5 I Know How It Feels
Written-By – Brian Bert*, Bradford*, Wylie*, Bateman*
B1 Way Over There
Written-By – Gordy*, Robinson*
B2 Happy Days
Written-By – Knight*, Gordy*
B3 You Don't Want Me No More
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*
B4 All The Love I Got
Written-By – Gordy*, Bradford, Holland*
B5 Whisper
Written-By – Gordy*, Johnson*
B6 I Apologize
Written-By – Gordy*, Robinson*