Background The Marmalade version had also been referred to as "Wait for Me Marianne".
Reception Penny Valentine shared her thoughts on the song in the 21 September 1968 issue of
Disc and Music Echo. It was to be released the following day. She said that even though everyone thought that the song would be a big hit, she didn't think that it had anything near the same impact as "
Lovin' Things". She thought that the song ran into itself all the time and she would have liked a break between the verse and the chorus, so that the chorus would hit out a bit more.
Ian Middleton wrote in the 12 October 1968 issue of
Record Mirror that with "Wait for Me Marianne", Marmalade had recorded a very fine follow up to "Lovin' Things". He also wrote that Marmalade was on a two-week break, and that he hoped they would find "Wait for Me Marianne" in the UK Top Ten when they returned. The single was one of the Best Bets in the 26 October 1968 issue of
Cash Box. The reviewer referred to it as a "good time bubble gum piece" that was a "cut above the bubblegum sound".
Charts "Wait for Me Marianne" was in the
Record Mirror Bubbling Under" chart for the weeks of October 5 and October 12. The single peaked at no. 30 on the UK charts during its five-week run. ==The Dedikation version==