"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".

"Twistin' Postman"
Single by The Marvelettes
from the album The Marvelettes Sing
B-side"I Want a Guy"
ReleasedDecember 6, 1961
RecordedNovember 29, 1961
GenreRock 'n' roll
LabelTamla
T-54054
Songwriter(s)Robert Bateman
Brian Holland
William "Mickey" Stevenson[1]
Producer(s)Brian Holland, Robert Bateman (or "Brianbert") and William "Mickey" Stevenson
The Marvelettes singles chronology
"Please Mr. Postman"
(1961)
"Twistin' Postman"
(1961)
"Playboy"
(1962)

Background

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Like their previous single, the vocals are 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.

Credits

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Chart performance

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The song became a modest hit for the group reaching number thirteen on the R&B charts,[2] and number thirty-four on the pop singles chart in early 1962. A third single, "Playboy", returned the group to the top ten of the pop and R&B charts later that year.

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 34
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides 13

References

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  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 379.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 542.