The Box Tops

About

The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1967. They are best known for the hits “The Letter”, “Cry Like a Baby”, “Choo Choo Train,” and “Soul Deep” and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes like “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum; and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman. Vocalist Alex Chilton later fronted the power pop band Big Star and launched a career as a solo artist. During that time he occasionally performed songs he had sung with the Box Tops.

Albums/Songs:

• Cry Like a Baby
• The Letter
• The Box Tops Greatest Hits
• Non Stop
• Tear Off!
• Playlist: The Very Best of The Box Tops
• Super Hits
• The Letter / Neon Rainbow
• The Ultimate Box Tops
• Four Albums On Two Discs
• Best of the Box Tops
• Dimensions
• Soul Deep: The Best of the Box Tops
• The Box Tops – I grandi del rock
• The Letter
• The Original Albums 1967-1969

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