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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Box Tops |
| Record Label: |
Arista Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Oldies |
| Subgenre: |
'60s |
| Release Date: |
October 01, 1996 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Letter 2. Neon Rainbow 3. Happy Times 4. Cry Like a Baby 5. Fields of Clover 6. Choo Choo Train 7. She Shot a Hole in My Soul 8. People Gonna Talk 9. I Met Her in Church 10. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March 11. Together 12. I Must Be the Devil 13. Soul Deep 14. I Shall Be Released 15. Happy Song 16. Turn on a Dream 17. I See Only Sunshine 18. You Keep Tightening up on Me |
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The Box Tops: Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar, bass); Gary Talley (guitar, banjo, sitar, bass); Rick Allen (harmonica, trumpet, bass); Bill Cunningham (organ, bass); Tom Boggs (drums). Additional personnel: Reggie Young (guitar); Bobby Wood (piano); Bobby Emmons (organ); Tommy Cogbill (bass); Gene Chrisman (drums). Producers: Dan Penn, Tommy Cogbill, Chips Moman. Compilation producer: Bob Irwin. Includes liner notes by Mitchell Cohen. Before settling for enduring cult fame with Big Star, Alex Chilton enjoyed ephemeral pop stardom as a singer with Memphis group the Box Tops. Their first hit, "The Letter," was a tantalizingly short and perfect pop song-from its drum-tapped intro to its sound effects-drenched fadeout. In an effort to sustain momentum after this 1967 chart topper, the rest of the band was kept out of the studio while the American Sound studio mafia backed the gravel-voiced teenage Chilton under the supervision of producer Dan Penn. The group had a total of ten Top 100 hits, all included here. T... |
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