Operator (Motown song)

"Operator"
Single by Mary Wells
from the album Vintage Stock
A-side"Two Lovers"
Released1963
Recorded1962
GenreSoul/pop
Length2:46
LabelMotown
M 1035
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
"Operator"
Single by Brenda Holloway
B-side"I'll Be Available"
Released1965
Recorded1964
GenreSoul
Length3:08
LabelTamla
T 54115
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
Brenda Holloway singles chronology
"When I'm Gone"
(1964) 		"Operator"
(1965) 		"You Can Cry On My Shoulder"
(1965)

"Operator" is a Motown song recorded by vocalists Mary Wells and Brenda Holloway. The Wells version was the b-side to her top ten hit, "Two Lovers"[1] while Holloway's version was issued as a single in 1965.[2]

  1. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol 3: 1963 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  2. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol 5: 1965 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.