Twistin' Postman

"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".

Background

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

• Lead vocals by Gladys Horton
• Background vocals by Wanda Young, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman and Juanita Cowart
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Chart performance

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", returned the group to the top ten of the pop and R&B charts later that year.

References

1. Please Mr. Postman
2. Please Mr. Postman (album)
3. The Marvelettes
4. Twist (dance)
5. List of twist songs
6. I Want a Guy
7. Robert Bateman (songwriter)
8. Motown singles discography
9. William Stevenson (songwriter)
10. List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland
11. Playboy (The Marvelettes song)
12. Ragnar Bjarnason
13. Mashed Potato Time
14. List of Kids Incorporated episodes
15. Motown albums discography
16. '50s progression
17. The History of Rock and Roll contents