THE BOX TOPS
The Letter / Neon Rainbow
1967 Canada MONO pressing

It’s hard to believe that Alex Chilton was only 17 when this The Box Tops record came out.

And although this album is awesome, I don’t think anybody could have seen Big Star coming.

“The Letter” is one of the most perfect songs ever recorded. In one song, it takes The Box Tops less than two minutes to say what it took bands like The Grateful Dead 17 hours to NOT say.

This was the only record that Bill Cunningham and Danny Smythe were ever on, and their work is exemplary, particularly Cunningham’s bass and backing vocals.
The two of them were gone and replaced the very next year.

A gem of an album, but it’s all about “The Letter”.

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"Cry Like a Baby" is a 1968 song written by #DanPenn and #SpoonerOldham, and performed by #TheBoxTops. The song reached No. 2 in April 1968 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. "Cry Like a Baby" also reached No. 2 on #Cashbox for one week. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 15 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks. It was awarded a #goldDisc for selling over one million copies in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Am69RAD8ME

"The Letter" is a song written by #WayneCarson that was first recorded by the American #rock band #theBoxTops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ten in several other countries. The Box Tops lead vocalist #AlexChilton sang "The Letter" in a gruff #blueeyedSoul style. The song launched Chilton's career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMtQQ1EfcPQ

Cry Like a Baby 👶
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Cry Like a Baby 😭
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The Letter ✉
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The Letter 🤵🏻
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"The Letter" is a song written by #WayneCarson that was first recorded by the American #rock band #theBoxTops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ten in several other countries. The Box Tops lead vocalist #AlexChilton sang "The Letter" in a gruff #blueeyedSoul style. The song launched Chilton's career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUmXscq9p_s

The Letter 💌
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The Letter 🧑
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Cry Like a Baby 😿
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Cry Like a Baby 😢
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"Cry Like a Baby" is a 1968 song written by #DanPenn and #SpoonerOldham, and performed by #TheBoxTops. The song reached No. 2 in April 1968 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. "Cry Like a Baby" also reached No. 2 on #Cashbox for one week. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 15 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks. It was awarded a #goldDisc for selling over one million copies in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhtxLSUhYU

Remembering Alex Chilton from The Box Tops

(December 28, 1950-March 17, 2010)

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“The Dear John Letter,” 1967, #TheBoxtops 
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The Box Tops - The Letter
https://youtu.be/pyq3PUTnpd0
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Gimme a ticket for an airplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just a wrote me a letter
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just-a wrote me a letter
Well she wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live
without me no more
Listen mister, can't you see
I got to get back
To my baby once-a more
Anyway, yeah
#TheBoxtops
12 Aug 1967
#popmusic #1960s

"The Letter" is a song written by #WayneCarson that was first recorded by the American rock band #theBoxTops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ten in several other countries. The Box Tops lead vocalist #AlexChilton sang "The Letter" in a gruff #blueeyedSoul style. The song launched Chilton's career.
https://youtu.be/VMtQQ1EfcPQ