![]() The Marvelettes' version appears in a bar fight scene in Mean Streets (1973), directed by Martin Scorsese. Sung by John Lennon, their version reverses the genders. Postman" has been covered frequently, including a version by The Beatles on their With the Beatles album. 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. 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/Motown label.
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