Deliver: The Singles 1961–1971

~ Release by The Marvelettes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Please Mr. Postman
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
handclaps:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
piano:
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter) (in 1961-04)
background vocals:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
lead vocals:
Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 410)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
4.62:32
2So Long Baby
recording of:
So Long Baby
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and James Young (songwriter, co‐writer “So Long Baby”)
2:55
3Twistin’ Postman
recording of:
Twistin’ Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:32
4I Want a Guy
cover recording of:
I Want a Guy
composer:
Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:42
5Playboy
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:51
6Beechwood 4–5789
producer:
William "Mickey" Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
Beechwood 4‒5789
writer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music and Stone Agate Music
2:15
7Someday, Someway
recording of:
Someday Someway
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:40
8Strange I Know
recording of:
Strange I Know
lyricist and composer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:41
9Locking Up My Heart
recording of:
Locking Up My Heart
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:25
10Forever
recording of:
Forever
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:24
11My Daddy Knows Best
recording of:
My Daddy Knows Best
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
2:32
12Tie a String Around Your Finger
recording of:
Tie a String Around Your Finger
writer:
Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:54
13As Long as I Know He’s Mine
recording of:
As Long as I Know He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:35
14Little Girl Blue
recording of:
Little Girl Blue
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:34
15Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye
recording of:
Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:20
16He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
recording of:
He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:41
17Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
recording of:
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:30
18You’re My Remedy
recording of:
You’re My Remedy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
3:06
19Little Bit of Sympathy, Little Bit of Love
recording of:
A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Tony Hester and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:29
20Too Many Fish in the Sea
recording of:
Too Many Fish in the Sea (on 1964-09-22)
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
52:31
21Need for Love
recording of:
A Need for Love
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
1:59
22I’ll Keep Holding On
recording of:
I’ll Keep Holding On
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
52:30
23No Time for Tears
recording of:
No Time for Tears
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
2:38
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1Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
recording of:
Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:27
2Your Cheating Ways
recording of:
Your Cheating Ways
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
3:01
3Don’t Mess With Bill
recording of:
Don’t Mess With Bill
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:53
4Anything You Wanna Do
recording of:
Anything You Wanna Do
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
2:27
5You’re the One
2:51
6Paper Boy
recording of:
Paper Boy
lyricist and composer:
William "Smokey" Robinson
2:17
7The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
recording of:
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
lyricist, writer and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1966)
2:51
8When You’re Young and in Love
cover recording of:
When You’re Young and in Love
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
2:43
9The Day You Take One (You Have to Take the Other)
recording of:
The Day You Take One (You Have to Take the Other)
lyricist and composer:
William Robinson
2:47
10My Baby Must Be a Magician
recording of:
My Baby Must Be a Magician
lyricist and composer:
William "Smokey" Robinson
2:37
11Here I Am Baby
cover recording of:
Here I Am Baby
lyricist and composer:
Wm. Robinson
2:52
12Reachin’ for Something I Can’t Have
recording of:
Reachin’ for Something I Can’t Have
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter), Cato Weatherspoon and William Weatherspoon
2:49
13Destination: Anywhere
recording of:
Destination Anywhere
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
2:41
14What’s Easy for Two Is Hard for One
cover recording of:
What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One
writer and composer:
William Robinson, Jr.
2:44
15I’m Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can
recording of:
I’m Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can
lyricist and composer:
Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
2:36
16That’s How Heartaches Are Made
cover recording of:
That’s How Heartaches Are Made
writer:
Bob Halley (musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger) and Ben Raleigh
3:01
17Rainy Mourning
recording of:
Rainy Mourning
lyricist and composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter
2:56
18Marionette
recording of:
Marionette
lyricist and composer:
William "Smokey" Robinson
3:42
19A Breath Taking Guy
cover recording of:
A Breath Taking Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:50