The Carpenters' version resembles an old 1950s rock & roll song. Postman" was recorded by the Carpenters, whose version took the song again to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975. The Beatles personnel per MacDonald The Carpenters version "Please Mr. Ringo Starr – drums, cowbell, handclapping.George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar, handclapping.Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass, handclapping.John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclapping.
Ian MacDonald criticised their version for having a " wall of sound" and for a "general airlessness." Personnel By the time it was recorded for their second album, With The Beatles, it had been dropped from their set, and required some work in the studio to bring it up to an acceptable standard. The Beatles included "Please Mister Postman" as part of their live act in 1962, performing it regularly at the Cavern Club. Sung by John Lennon, their version reverses the genders. Postman" was covered in a version by English rock group the Beatles on their With the Beatles album in the UK and on The Beatles Second Album in the US. The Beatles version "Please Mister Postman"įile:Please Mr. The Funk Brothers – Instrumentation (including).Wyanetta ("Juanita") Cowart – Background vocals.Gladys Horton – Lead and background vocals.EMI Music Publishing, the current music publisher of the song, list all five writers in their catalog. Postman" to just Holland, Bateman, and Gorman. The Songwriters Hall of Fame credits "Please Mr. The 1992 Motown boxed set Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection credits Dobbins, Garrett, Holland, Bateman, and Gorman as the composers. The 1976 Beatles discography book All Together Now credits it to Holland, Bateman, and Berry Gordy. The original With the Beatles album cover credited it to just Brian Holland. The original Tamla 45 single for the Marvelettes' version credits "Dobbins/Garett/Brianbert" as the songwriters, and credits "Brianbert" as producer. Postman" seem to have changed over the years. The Marvelettes' version later appeared in a bar fight scene in the film Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese. Accompaniment is provided by the Funk Brothers, including Marvin Gaye on drums. 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. Freddie Gorman, another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team) was also involved in the final reworking. 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. 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. In April 1961, the Marvelettes (then known as "The Marvels") arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla label. Postman" has been covered several times, including a 1963 version by the English rock group the Beatles. 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.
The single achieved this position in late 1961 it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. 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.
Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Robert Bateman. Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Batemanīrianbert (Brian Holland & Robert Bateman) ( August 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Script error: No such module "Find sources". Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.This article needs additional citations for verification. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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