The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by The Marvelettes (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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 (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:
Hitsville (Motown Records) 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.
52:29
2Playboy
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:49
3So Long Baby
2:52
4Beechwood 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
2:14
5Someday, Someway
2:39
6Strange I Know
2:39
7Too Strong to Be Strung Along
2:26
8Twistin' Postman
recording of:
Twistin' Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:31
9Locking Up My Heart
2:23
10Forever
2:23
11My Daddy Knows Best
2:30
12As Long as I Know He's Mine
2:33
13He's a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
2:35
14You're My Remedy
3:05
15Too 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
52:29
16I'll Keep Holding On
recording of:
I’ll Keep Holding On
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
52:28
17Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
2:25
18Don't Mess With Bill
2:51
19You're the One
2:49
20My Baby Must Be a Magician
2:35
21The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
2:49
22Destination: Anywhere
2:39
23Here I Am Baby
2:50
24When You're Young and in Love
recording of:
When You’re Young and in Love
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
2:40
25That's How Heartaches Are Made
2:57