| 1 | Please Mr. Postman- bass:
- James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (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 (in 1961-04), Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
- lead vocals:
- Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331)
- recording of:
- Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
- writer:
- Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (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.
| The Marvelettes | 4.45 | 2:30 |
