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Marvelettes Songs

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The Marvelettes was an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson (now Schaffner), Georgeanna Tillman (later Gordon), Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who was replaced by Wanda Young (now Rogers) prior to the group signing their first deal. They were the first major successful act of Motown Records after the Miracles and its first significantly successful girl group after the release of the 1961 number-one single, "Please Mr. Postman", one of the first number-one singles recorded by an all-female vocal group and the first by a Motown recording act. .

Below is a list of Marvelettes songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Tamla 54046
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 23
written by: Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman
album: Please Mr. Postman
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Please, Mr. Postman
1961 Tamla
2 record label: Tamla 54126
chart position: RandB #3, US #7
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Don't Mess with Bill
1966 Tamla
3 record label: Tamla 54088
chart position: RandB #3 (1 week), US #47
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: William Robinson, Jr.
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes As Long As I Know He's Mine
1963 Tamla
4 record label: Tamla 54150
chart position: RandB #9, US #23, UK #13
written by: Van McCoy
album: The Marvelettes / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes When You're Young and in Love
1967 Tamla
5 record label: Tamla 54060
chart position: RandB #4, US #7
written by: Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton & Mickey Stevenson
album: Playboy / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Playboy
1962 Tamla
6 record label: Tamla 54143
chart position: RandB #2, US #13
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
1967 Tamla
7 record label: Tamla 54158
chart position: RandB #8, US #17
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes My Baby Must Be a Magician
1967 Tamla
8 record label: Tamla 54105
chart position: RandB #5, US #25
written by: Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Too Many Fish In The Sea
1964 Tamla
9 record label: Tamla 54072
chart position: RandB #10, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Gorman
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound] [released 1962, charted 1963]
The Marvelettes Strange I Know
1963 Tamla
10 record label: Tamla 54116
chart position: RandB #11, US #34
written by: Stevenson, Hunter
album: The Marvelettes Anthology
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
The Marvelettes I'll Keep Holding On
1965 Tamla
11 record label: Tamla 54065
chart position: RandB #7, US #17
written by: Gaye, Stevenson, And Gordy
album: Playboy
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789
1962 Tamla
12 record label: Tamla 54120
chart position: RandB #11, US #61
written by: William
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead
1965 Tamla
13 record label: Tamla 54054
chart position: RandB #13, US #34
written by: Robert Bateman, Brian Holland and William Stevens
album: The Marvelettes Sing
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Twistin' Postman
1962 Tamla
14 record label: Tamla 54065
chart position: RandB #8
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman
album: Playboy
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Beechwood 4 5789
The Marvelettes Someday, Someway
1962 Tamla
15 record label: Tamla 54166
chart position: RandB #14, US #44
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Here I Am Baby
1968 Tamla
16 record label: Tamla 54097
chart position: RandB #16, US #48
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes You're My Remedy
1964 Tamla
17 record label: Tamla 54091
chart position: RandB #18, US #55
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Marvelettes Anthology
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)
1964 Tamla
18 record label: Tamla 54131
chart position: RandB #20, US #48
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes You're the One
1966 Tamla
19 record label: Tamla 54077
chart position: RandB #24, US #78
written by: Brian Holland, Gorman and Lamont Dozier
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Forever
1963 Tamla
20 record label: Tamla 54077
chart position: RandB #25, US #44
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to 'Forever'
The Marvelettes Locking Up My Heart
1963 Tamla
21 record label: Tamla 54171
chart position: RandB #28, US #63
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Destination Anywhere
1968 Tamla
22 record label: Tamla 54186
chart position: US #97
written by: Bob Halley and Ben Raleigh
album: In Full Bloom
comments: [Motown Sound ballad]
The Marvelettes That's How Heartaches Are Made
1969 Tamla
23 record label: Tamla 54082
chart position: US #67
written by: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes My Daddy Knows Best
1963 Tamla
24 record label: Tamla 54177
chart position: US #76
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can
1969 Tamla
25 record label: Tamla 54171
chart position: US #114
written by: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One
1968 Tamla
-- record label: Tamla 54213
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Return Of The Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes A Breath Taking Guy
1972 Tamla
-- record label: Tamla 54177
written by: Dean, Barnes, Weatherspoon
album: Sophisticated Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit
1968 Tamla