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".

"Twistin' Postman"
Single by The Marvelettes
from the album The Marvelettes Sing
B-side	"I Want a Guy"
Released	December 6, 1961
Recorded	November 29, 1961
Genre	Rock 'n' roll
Label	Tamla 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

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,^[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