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Twistin' Postman
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Wikipedia article
'"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 is finally happy that the postman has delivered a letter from the narrator's boyfriend. The song became a modest hit for the group reaching number thirteen on the R&B charts and 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.
Credits
*Lead vocals by Gladys Horton
*Background vocals by Wanda Young, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman and Juanita Cowart
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
Category:Songs about occupations
Category:Songs about letters (message)
Category:Twist (dance)
Category:1962 singles
Category:The Marvelettes songs
Category:Tamla Records singles
Category:Songs written by Brian Holland
Category:Songs written by William "Mickey" Stevenson
Category:1961 songs
Category:Songs written by Robert Bateman (songwriter)
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