Discover the story of the song > Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

The song Please Mr. Postman was written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It was first recorded by the girl group The Marvelettes in 1961. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first Marvelettes single to reach number one. It was also the first Motown Records single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

According to Dobbins, the inspiration for the song came from an incident where she had been waiting all day for a package that never arrived.

The Marvelettes recorded Please Mr. Postman in April 1961, under the direction of Brian Holland and Robert Bateman.

Please Mr. Postman was a commercial and critical success, and was hailed as one of the Marvelettes' best songs. The song was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1963. In 1998, Please Mr. Postman was ranked number 333 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.