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Deliver: The Singles (1961-1971)

A pair of Supremes -- Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson -- attended the May '61 session for Motown's first Number One hit but didn't sing a note. The stars of "Please Mr. Postman" were five teenage girls from the Detroit suburbs: the Marvelettes. Co-written by ex-member Georgia Dobbins, "Please Mr. P...

1993 RS: 5of 5 Stars

Biography

While still in her teens, Michigan's Georgeanna Dobbins wrote "Please Mr. Postman," and the song so impressed Motown Records head Berry Gordy that he signed Dobbins and four of her girlfriends as the Marvelettes. Illness forced Dobbins' departure soon after, but the upbeat, supercatchy "Postman" -- which gave Motown its first #1 pop hit -- remains the group's signature tune. "Beechwood 4-5789" is ...

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