There had been girl groups in previous decades, dating to The Andrew Sisters of the 1930s and 1940s, The McGuire Sisters of the 1940s and 1950s, and similar acts. But most of all, “the girl group sound” had a fresh and optimistic buoyancy to it, with lyrics that were mostly innocent and naive – of the “girl–dealing-with-boy” variety – though some songs also offered social commentary. The songs and performances pushed the bounds of the industry at the time and became a key source of innovative song writing and composition, as well as novel forms of instrumentation. Still, the 1960s girl group phenomenon resulted in a compressed period of musical innovation with lasting results. Jacqueline Warwick’s 2007 book, “Girl Groups, Girl Culture,” with Shirelles on cover. The music spawned the sales of millions of records, creating a number of millionaires – though often not the performers themselves, who were frequently short-changed and manipulated in the process. The distinctive sound of the girl group songs filled the air in those years, and seemed to be everywhere. They were named The Crystals, The Shirelles, The Ronettes, and more. A few lone performers with and without female backup, also carried the “girl group” sound, and were considered a part this genre. In the late 1950s and early 60s, one style of music that began to dominate the American music charts and permeate youth culture of that day came from the “girl groups.” Comprised mostly of three-to-four young females, typically teenagers themselves, the girl groups of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s were mostly African American, though some white groups scored hits, too. Eddie Willis – guitar on 'Please Mr.In 1963-64, The Chiffons put four songs on the Top 40 list, including “He’s So Fine,” a No.1 hit.Benny Benjamin – drums on 'I Want a Guy'.Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie – piano on 'Please Mr.The Funk Brothers – other instrumentation:.Raynoma Liles Gordy – Musitron and Ondioline on 'I Want a Guy'.Brian Holland and Robert Bateman – producers.Wanda Young – lead and background vocals.Gladys Horton – lead and background vocals.'Oh I Apologize' (Berry Gordy, William Robinson) a.'Whisper' (Berry Gordy, Marv Johnson) b.'All the Love I Got' (Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford) a.'You Don't Want Me No More' (Berry Gordy) a.

' Way Over There' (Berry Gordy, William Robinson) a.'I Know How It Feels' ( Janie Bradford, Robert Bateman, Richard Wylie) b.'So Long Baby' (James Young, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman) b.Postman' ( Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman) a ' I Want a Guy' ( Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman, Berry Gordy) b.'Angel' ( Sonny Sanders, Robert Bateman) b.Superscript identifies lead singer: (a) Gladys Horton, or (b) Wanda Young Side 1 All of the tracks from the album can be found on the Hip-O Select deluxe compilation CD Forever: The Complete Motown Albums. Postman received mainly negative reviews as it was believed to have been 'too rushed' so that the focal track's success could be capitalized. Postman' did not contain any images of The Marvelettes, because including African-American artists on album covers did not become customary until around 1963. Other songs on the album include 'Oh I Apologize', produced by Smokey Robinson, who would produce much of the group's later material, and 'Angel,' an early lead for Wanda Young who would later take Gladys Horton's place as the group's main lead singer. Postman.' Although the original version by The Supremes flopped, The Marvelettes' cover became a regional hit. The album notably features cover versions of label mates The Miracles' ' Way Over There' and ' I Want a Guy', which was the debut single for fellow Motown girl group The Supremes the same year, and their cover had served as the b-side to ' Twistin' Postman' the less successful follow-up to 'Please Mr. The focal track is the number-one hit single, ' Please Mr. Postman is the 1961 studio debut album from Motown girl group The Marvelettes and the sixth album ever released by the company.

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