The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1961) 4K

The Marvelettes performing “Please Mr. Postman“, released originally in 1961. It reached #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100, #1 in the US Billboard Hot R&B Sides, and #4 in the New Zealand charts. Please Mr. Postman was the Marvelettes’ first single and their only #1 hit. The Marvelettes were five teenage girls from Inkster, Michigan, and they went through many member changes before breaking up in 1969. When they recorded this song, it was the first time they had ever been in a recording studio. Their singing experience was in choirs and glee clubs. They got some help from Florence Ballard, who was a member of another Motown girl group, The Supremes. Ballard suggested they loosen up, stretch out the word “postman,“ and add “oh yeah“ backing vocals. “We were all tight - petrified,“ Gladys Horton said. “Florence was a sweetheart, and what he said was dead on.“ Part of this song was written by a postman who helped complete the lyrics. His