Please Mr. Postman

About Please Mr. Postman

"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 .

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About this song

Credited to

The Marvelettes

Album

Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1 · Track 7 of 51

Released

June 23, 2009

Duration

2:29

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From the album: Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1