"and signed the act to Motown's Tamla division in July 1961. The following month, the group recorded ""Please Mr. Postman"", which was polished by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman and Freddie Gorman, another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team), who moonlighted as a mailman, as well as the song ""So Long Baby"", sung by Wanda. Tamla issued ""Please Mr. Postman"" on August 21, 1961. The song then climbed to the top of the singles chart, reaching #1 that December. making them the first Motown act to have a #1 hit on the Hot 100. To"
"Beechwood 4-5789 ""Beechwood 4-5789"" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William ""Mickey"" Stevenson and George Gordy. It was a 1962 hit single for the Motown girl group The Marvelettes on Motown's Tamla subsidiary record label. The song became a hit again when it was covered by the pop duo The Carpenters in 1982. The lyrics are about the singer wanting a man she just met to call her number in order to ""have a date, any ol' time."" Like with all the Marvelettes' other singles during the first phase of the group's career, the lead vocal was by Gladys"
"later that year and would be led by Wanda Rogers, one of her first with the group. Their version, more up-tempo than the original, also would not chart nationally, but became a regional hit. The Marvelettes version is a prototype for The Beatles' ""There's a Place"" on their 1963 album, ""Please Please Me."" The Supremes version The Marvelettes version I Want a Guy ""I Want a Guy"" is a song written by Freddie Gorman, Berry Gordy and Brian Holland and was the debuting single for Motown girl group The Supremes in 1961. It was also recorded by The Marvelettes. Featuring"
"success. Early releases by The Temptations and The Supremes also failed to gain national attention. Finally, however, after the release of The Marvelettes' ""Please Mr. Postman"", which had a younger R&B sound that also attracted pop audiences and became Motown's first number-one pop single, Gordy decided to have its artists produce a much younger R&B sound. Though Marvin Gaye initially didn't want to go along with it, after seeing the success the Marvelettes had had with a song he co-wrote for them, ""Beechwood 4-5789"" and the emerging pop success of Mary Wells, Gaye changed his mind and began composing songs"
"the Shirelles, who first reached the Top 40 with ""Tonight's the Night"", and in 1961 became the first girl group to reach number one on the Hot 100 with ""Will You Love Me Tomorrow"", written by songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King at 1650 Broadway. The Shirelles solidified their success with five more top 10 hits, most particularly 1962's number one hit ""Soldier Boy"", over the next two and a half years. ""Please Mr. Postman"" by the Marvelettes became a major indication of the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first number one song in the US"
"LP, ""Please Please Me"". Brian Poole and the Tremeloes followed ""Twist and Shout"" with a chart topping cover of the Contours' US million-seller ""Do You Love Me"" in the same year, in turn followed by ""I Can Dance"". The group also had success in the UK in 1964 with covers of Roy Orbison's B-side, ""Candy Man"" and a previously obscure Crickets' B-side ballad, ""Someone, Someone""; both entered the UK Singles Chart Top Ten, with the latter peaking at no. 2. Other Decca-era chart singles included ""Three Bells"" and a version of ""I Want Candy"". With Poole leaving to attempt a"
"spot Horton was not comfortable with in the beginning. The group changed their name to the Marvelettes shortly after Motown signed the act and released ""Please Mr. Postman"" in the summer of 1961 when Horton was reportedly just fifteen years old. The single eventually hit No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 – becoming Motown's first No. 1 Pop hit – and turning the group into instant Motown stars. Horton would later sing lead on Marvelettes' classics such as ""Playboy"", ""Beechwood 4-5789"" and ""Too Many Fish in the Sea"". Horton's position as lead vocalist ended in 1965 with Wanda Young,"
"working number in many area codes which continue to receive large numbers of calls asking for ""Jenny"" decades later. In 1992, filmmaker Michael Moore unwittingly included footage of himself reciting his telephone number in the documentary """". He received 314 phone calls in just the first day following its broadcast on PBS. The all-girl singing group The Marvelettes had an early Motown hit record in 1962 with ""Beechwood 4-5789"", written by Marvin Gaye, William ""Mickey"" Stevenson and George Gordy. The song became a hit again two decades later when it was covered by The Carpenters in 1982. The makers of"
"""Goldmine"" magazine from a 1984 article. In 2007, the Marvelettes were voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. In 2009, as part of Motown's 50th Anniversary celebrations, a new limited-edition triple-CD set on the group entitled ""The Marvelettes: Forever – The Complete Motown Albums Vol. 1"" was released. This featured the group's first six albums, some of which had never been released on CD. ""The Marvelettes: Forever More – The Complete Motown Albums Vol. 2"", which included their later albums and bonus material, was released in 2011.Their much-covered 1961 million-selling # 1 hit tune ""Please Mr"
"their hits compilations. The song title appears on the Carpenters' version above the tagline ""(The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day)"". The success of their version led to the duo receiving many letters from people asking when World Contact Day would be held. The song ultimately led to a successful Carpenters television special, ""The Carpenters...Space Encounters"". While Klaatu's original opens with various sounds of living species, the Carpenters' version opens with a radio DJ on a request show. The DJ identifies a phone caller as ""Mike Ledgerwood"". When the DJ asks Mike for his song request, an alien-sounding voice responds."
"Playboy (The Marvelettes album) Playboy is the third album by Motown girl group, The Marvelettes, released to capitalize on their hit singles ""Playboy"" and ""Beechwood 4-5789"", in 1962. It also includes the single ""Someday, Someway"" and ""Forever"", a heartfelt standard that would be released the following year as the B-side of the single ""Locking Up My Heart"" and join the A-side on the charts. Other compositions include ""Goddess of Love"", ""Cry Over You"", and ""Mix It Up"". George Gordy, William ""Mickey"" Stevenson and Marvin Gaye, who had produced ""Beechwood 4-5789"" all did some work on the ""Playboy"" LP as well."
"of the album sleeve has sleeve notes. The Beatles' press officer Tony Barrow wrote extensive sleeve notes, which included a brief mention of their early 1960s rivals The Shadows. ""Please Please Me"" hit the top of the UK album charts in May 1963 and remained there for 30 weeks before being replaced by ""With the Beatles"". This was surprising because the UK album charts at the time tended to be dominated by film soundtracks and easy listening vocalists. In a 1987 review coinciding with the album's CD reissue, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's Steve Pond recommended ""Please Please Me"" ""for the Beatles'"
"single ""(They Long to Be) Close to You"", a Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition that had not been commercially successful when it was recorded by television star Richard Chamberlain in 1963. The Carpenters garnered worldwide commercial success, scoring big hits mainly in the first half of the 1970s. RIAA-certified sales of their records (albums, singles and videos) have been estimated at around 34.6 million units. In the United Kingdom, they are ranked as the seventh top-selling albums artist on the official record chart of the 1970s. They have also been the third-best-selling international music act in the Japanese market,"
"been the Post–World War II baby boom, which gave the Beatles a larger audience of young fans than Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley ever had a decade earlier. Some commentators have argued that the Beatles' famous moptop haircuts signaled androgyny and thus presented a less threatening version of male sexuality to teenage girls, while their presentable suits meant they seemed less ""sleazy"" than Elvis to middle-class whites. With the success of their second single, ""Please Please Me"", the Beatles found themselves in demand for the whole of 1963. In the UK, the song reached number 2 on the ""Record Retailer"""
"It may be no coincidence either that Karen Carpenter who, like Bivens, had a fine vocal range, was signed by Alpert to A&M, with her brother Richard, in 1969. Bivens' influence was apparent too in recordings by some male bands: for example, the Turtles' single ""Happy Together"" and the Cowsills' ""The Rain, the Park and Other Things"" (both major hits in 1967), as well as ""I Will Have You"" (1966) by the seemingly imitative British band, Just Five. In 2002, the British newspaper ""The Independent"" described We Five as having ""bridged the gap"" between Peter, Paul and Mary and the"
"Please Please Me (song) ""Please Please Me"" is a song released by English rock group the Beatles. It was their second single in the United Kingdom, and their first in the United States. It was also the title track of their first LP, which was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single. It was originally a John Lennon composition (credited to Lennon–McCartney), although its ultimate form was significantly influenced by George Martin. John Lennon: ""Please Please Me is my song completely. It was my attempt at writing a Roy Orbison song, would you believe it? I wrote it"
"the Chordettes, the Four Aces, Buddy Morrow, Vaughn Monroe, Les Elgart, the Lancers, and the Song Singers, with the Chordettes and the Four Aces' versions marked as bestsellers. It also reached No. 1 on ""Cash Box""s chart of ""The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes"", in the same tandem ranking, and No. 1 on ""Cash Box""s chart of ""The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week"", with only the Chordettes version listed initially, but later in a tandem ranking of the Chordettes and the Four Aces' versions. The song also reached No. 1 on ""Billboard""s ""Honor Roll of Hits"","
"to form a group with fellow high schoolers Gladys Horton, Georgia Dobbins and her friends Juanita Cowart and Georgeanna Tillman. The group named themselves the Casinyets and began performing at local high-schools and basement parties before finally landing an important audition at Motown where, already changing their name to the Marvels, they performed a rendition of a song that Dobbins had co-written called ""Please Mr. Postman"". It became Motown's first No. 1 pop hit. Fellow Inkster High class mate Wanda Young replaced Dobbins and the group recorded ""Please Mr. Postman"" in 1961 signing to Motown as the Marvelettes. Anderson was"
"the music charts and was recorded by four other singers. In 1958, the popular singer and TV variety show host Perry Como had a top-10 hit with their ""Kewpie Doll."" Other successful artists who recorded Bennett & Tepper songs include The Beatles (""Glad All Over"" which appears on ""The Beatles At The BBC""), Connie Francis, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Robert Goulet, Dinah Shore, Burl Ives, Eartha Kitt, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Marty Robbins, Jo Stafford, Wayne Newton, and Sarah Vaughan. While these songs were very important in the music world, they prospered significantly"
"In 1995, the Marvelettes won a Pioneer Award at the R&B Foundation Awards. In 2004, they were inducted to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The following year, the Marvelettes classic singles ""Please Mr. Postman"" and ""Don't Mess With Bill"" each received million-selling Gold certifications by the RIAA. Of all the original Marvelettes, Katherine is the most active today. Katherine retired from singing when the Marvelettes group disbanded in 1970. She became very involved in helping troubled teenagers in the Detroit area. She is the mother of two adult daughters. Kat still resides in Inkster as of 2016. Katherine was"
"also became a major hit for Wilson Pickett in 1966, and ""Respect Yourself"", a hit for the Staple Singers, his other songs include ""Betcha Can't Kiss Me (Just One Time)"", ""Cheaper to Keep Her"", ""Cadillac Assembly Line"", ""Money Talks"", ""Cold Women With Warm Hearts"", ""Do the Funky Penguin, Pt. 1"", ""It Sho Ain't Me"", and ""Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'"". His compositions have been performed by many well-known artists, including the Staple Singers, Ike and Tina Turner, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Shirley Brown, Rufus Thomas, Etta James, Billy Eckstine, Eddie Floyd, Buddy Guy, The Rascals, The Kingsmen, Wilson Pickett, Albert"
"including miming with the Rolling Stones to other people's records, notably ""I Got You Babe"". It featured most successful artists of the era, among them the Who, the Beatles, the Hollies, the Merseybeats, the Zombies, Dusty Springfield, the Supremes, the Temptations, the Walker Brothers, the Kinks, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Gerry & the Pacemakers, the Fourmost, the Rolling Stones, Donovan (discovered by ""RSG!""), the Fortunes, Helen Shapiro, P.J. Proby, Otis Redding, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Dave Clark Five, Bobby Vee, the Animals, Cilla Black, Gulliver's People, the Searchers, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Billy Fury, Lulu, Marvin Gaye,"
"to Motown's Tamla subsidiary but not before changing their name to the Marvelettes after Motown CEO Berry Gordy claimed their original name was harder to pronounce. ""Please Mr. Postman"" became Motown's first number-one hit on the pop charts and their second million-seller. Tillman would sing on a total of thirteen Marvelettes singles including the follow-up hits ""Twistin' Postman"", ""Playboy"", ""Beechwood 4-5789"" and ""Too Many Fish in the Sea"". In 1962, original member Juanita Cowart sang for the Marvelettes until the end of 1963. Continuing on as a quartet, Tillman soon began to have health problems and by 1963 was diagnosed"
"3 in the Hot 100. The album also included a Leon Russell composition, ""This Masquerade"", and the ambitious ""Yesterday Once More"", a side-long tribute to oldies radio which incorporated renditions of eight hit songs from previous decades into a faux oldies radio program. The single version of the latter became their biggest hit in the United Kingdom, holding the number 2 spot for two weeks, and became the Carpenters' biggest worldwide hit. In 1974, the Carpenters achieved a significant international hit with an up-tempo remake of Hank Williams's ""Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"". While the song was not released as a"
"Marvelettes cohorts Wanda Young, Georgeanna Tillman, Katherine Anderson & Juanita Cowart. This was released as the third single by the Marvelettes and was their second top ten pop hit reaching number seven on the charts while reaching number four on the R&B chart. Playboy (The Marvelettes song) ""Playboy"" is a song composed by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Mickey Stevenson and singer Gladys Horton, lead vocalist of the Motown singing group The Marvelettes, who recorded the song and released it as a single on Motown's Tamla imprint in 1962. The single, led by Horton, is about a man who fools around"
"has become legend that the Beatles were rejected by the label. Ironically, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes had no chart success until the beat boom in British rock surfaced, following the success of the Beatles. This triggered the frenzied signing of most of the popular Liverpool rock groups of that period by the major record labels, and their distinctive ""sound"" became known as Merseybeat. Brian Poole and the Tremeloes imitated this style, and covered ""Twist and Shout"" four months after the Beatles had released their version, and achieved the number four position in the UK Singles Chart. Year-end charts Year-end"
"""Rolling Stone"" ranked the song at number 184 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, placing it 15th among Beatles songs on that list. ""Please Please Me"" was chosen for The Beatles' first national UK television appearance, on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"" on 19 January 1963. Engineered by Norman Smith The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Link Wray, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Merseyboys, the Mustang, the Crickets, David Cassidy, and Blondie. Please Please Me (song) ""Please Please Me"" is a song released by English rock group the Beatles. It was"
"Townshend. The Beatles went on to become the most prominent commercial exponents of the ""psychedelic revolution"" (e.g., ""Revolver"", ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" and ""Magical Mystery Tour"") in the late 1960s. In the United States, bands that exemplified the counterculture were becoming huge commercial and mainstream successes. These included The Mamas & the Papas (""If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears""), Big Brother and the Holding Company (""Cheap Thrills""), Jimi Hendrix (""Are You Experienced""), Jefferson Airplane (""Surrealistic Pillow""), The Doors (""The Doors"") and Sly and the Family Stone (""Stand!""). Bands and other musicians, such as the Grateful Dead,"
"(""Man Smart, Woman Smarter""), and orchestrated balladry (""I Just Fall in Love Again"", ""Two Sides""), and included the hits, ""All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"" and ""Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"". ""Calling Occupants"" was supported with the TV special ""Space Encounters"", which aired May 17, 1978, with guest stars Suzanne Somers and John Davidson. Although the single release of ""Calling Occupants"" became a significant Top 10 hit in the UK and reached No. 1 in Ireland, it only peaked at number 32 on the Hot 100, and for the first time a Carpenters album did not reach"
"release the Carpenters, but he believed in their talent and insisted on giving them another chance. Alpert suggested that the Carpenters record a Burt Bacharach and Hal David song called ""(They Long to Be) Close to You"" written in 1963. Though Richard worked up an arrangement only after Alpert's insistence, his arranging talents clearly shone in the finished product. His arranging and musical talents, as well as Karen's vocals, helped the song climb to #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, where it stayed for a month. ""(They Long to Be) Close to You"" gained public recognition seemingly overnight. According to"
"audition, thanks to an introduction and encouragement from Harrison. He was one of the most important producers and record executives in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and early 1960s and is the man who signed the Rolling Stones, Them (Van Morrison), the Moody Blues, the Tremeloes, the Zombies, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, the Brumbeats, the Tornados, Tom Jones, the Small Faces, the Marmalade, the Circus and Eternal Triangle amongst others. Rowe rejected The Beatles, however, declaring that ""guitar bands are on their way out""; the Beatles went on to land a recording contract with EMI/Parlophone and become the biggest selling"
"20, reaching number 17 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the autumn of 1962. The track also reached the R&B Top Ten where in fact the single enjoyed double A-side status with ""Beechwood 4-5789"" reaching number 7 and the flip ""Someday, Someway"" number 8; the latter track was a ballad from the writing-&-production team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman and featured Berry Gordy Jr's wife Raynoma Liles as organist. A remake of ""Beechwood 4-5789"" was featured on ""Made in America"", a 1981 album by the Carpenters whose 1975 remake of the Marvelettes' ""Please Mr. Postman"" had reached"
"number thirty-four on the pop singles chart in early 1962. A third single, ""Playboy"", would return the group to the top ten of the pop and R&B charts later that year. Twistin' Postman ""Twistin' Postman"" is a song recorded by Motown singing group The Marvelettes, who released it in 1961, and was the follow-up to their smash debut single, ""Please Mr. Postman"". Much like that song, it is led by original Marvelette Gladys Horton, and is partially based on the then-current Twist dance move. The song's subject is a sequel of the original ""Postman"" single and this time the narrator"