The original With the Beatles album cover credited it to just Brian Holland (the 1987 CD release credits it to "Dobbin-Garrett-Garman-Brianbert"). The original Tamla 45 single for the Marvelettes' version credits "Dobbins/Garett/Brianbert" as the songwriters, and credits "Brianbert" as producer. Journalist Ben Fong-Torres credits the song to Holland, Bateman, Gorman, Dobbins and Garrett. Freddie Gorman, himself a Detroit postman and another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team) was also involved in the final reworking. Gordy renamed the group and hired "Brianbert" – Brian Holland and Robert Bateman's songwriting partnership – to rework the song yet again. Dobbins left the group after the audition and was replaced. Marvels original lead singer 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 label. Postman" and includes a credit for Brian Holland. The 2017 song " Feel It Still" by Portugal.
Postman" has been covered several times, including by the British rock group the Beatles in 1963. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when The Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. The single achieved this position in late 1961 it hit number one on the R&B chart as well.
It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. Brianbert ( Brian Holland & Robert Bateman).They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.Ĭontinue reading at Wikipedia. Their music continues to attract critical acclaim and commercial success. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Their joint career ended in 1983 when Karen died from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaalude, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa. They had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to 12 top-10 singles. The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening, and adult contemporary music genres. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum.
Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with many singles and several television specials. They produced a distinctive soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging, and composition skills. The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946).
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