6 catalog entries, grouped by year.
The Marvelettes began among students at Inkster High School in Michigan. An audition led to Motown and the Tamla label, with Please Mr. Postman introducing their recordings in 1961. Later singles included Beechwood 4-5789 and Too Many Fish in the Sea. The group continued through changes in personnel, recording material such as Don't Mess with Bill and The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game during the later 1960s.
The Marvelettes - Motown Museum artist history
Inkster school-group origins, audition and Tamla signing, 1961 debut, representative later singles and historical personnel changes. Rankings, illness and current-lineup assumptions are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Reported release: 1968Date needs verification
Motown 150The Marvelettes began among students at Inkster High School in Michigan. An audition led to Motown and the Tamla label, with Please Mr. Postman introducing their recordings in 1961. Later singles included Beechwood...
View background statusThe Marvelettes began among students at Inkster High School in Michigan. An audition led to Motown and the Tamla label, with Please Mr. Postman introducing their recordings in 1961. Later singles included Beechwood...
View background statusWaiting for a letter from a loved one
View background statusReported release: 1962 / 1963Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Written by Marvin Gaye, Mickey Stevenson, and George Gordy, based on a real phone number.
View background statusWritten by Mickey Stevenson and Clarence Paul, the song was a follow-up to "Please Mr. Postman."
View background statusReported release: 1965Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #67Written by Smokey Robinson about a tough guy named Bill
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.