Playboy (The Marvelettes album)


Playboy is the third album by Motown girl group, The Marvelettes, released to capitalize on their hit singles "Playboy" and "Beechwood 4-5789", in 1962. It also includes the single "Someday, Someway" and "Forever", a heartfelt standard that would be released the following year as the B-side of the single "Locking Up My Heart" and join the A-side on the charts. Other compositions include "Goddess of Love", "Cry Over You", and "Mix It Up". George Gordy, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Marvin Gaye, who had produced "Beechwood 4-5789" all did some work on the Playboy LP as well.
This album would be the last to feature the backing vocals of original Marvelette, Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart on every track, as she would opt out of the group in early 1963.

Track listing

Superscript denotes lead singer: Gladys Horton, Wanda Young
;Side 1
  1. "Playboy" a
  2. "Mix It Up" a
  3. "Beechwood 4-5789" a
  4. "I'm Hooked" a
  5. "I Think I Can Change You" a
;Side 2
  1. "Forever" b
  2. "Someday, Someway" a
  3. "Goddess of Love" b
  4. "You Should Know" a
  5. " Cry Over You" a

    Personnel