THE BOX TOPS
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Biography
[Edit]During their brief lifespan, the Box Tops earned a reputation as one of the best blue-eyed soul groups of the '60s, even if their recorded legacy wasn't as large or consistent as, say, the Righteous Brothers or the Rascals. Today they're remembered not only for their smashes "The Letter" and "Cry Like a Baby," but as the launching pad for singer Alex Chilton, who went on to become one of rock's most revered cult figures thanks to his groundbreaking power pop unit Big Star. In his teenage years, Chilton was an amazingly gritty Memphis soul belter akin to an American version of the Spencer Davis Group's Stevie Winwood. The Box Tops' music also encompassed touches of pop and psychedelia, although the group's own lack of control over it eventually led to their split-up.
The Box Tops began life as the Devilles, a white R&B group featuring guitarists Gary Talley and John Evans, bassist Bill Cunningham, and drummer Danny Smythe. After the band's local popularity blossomed, teenage singer Alex Chilton joined up, and the Devilles quickly caught the attention of songwriters/producers Chips Moman and Dan Penn, who were on the lookout for a Stevie Winwood-type white soul singer. Changing their name to the Box Tops to avoid confusion with a different group of the same name, they signed with Bell Records and began recording at Moman's Memphis-based American Studio. The first single the group cut, "The Letter," rocketed to the top of the charts in 1967, not only spending four weeks at number one but ending up as Billboard magazine's number one single of the year. (Chilton was all of 16 at the time.) With a hit on their hands, Penn began to exert more control over the group; in the wake of "The Letter," he frequently used session musicians on the Box Tops' recordings, sometimes replacing the whole band behind Chilton, sometimes just individual members. Frustrated, Evans and Smythe both left the band to return to school in early 1968, and were replaced by Rick Allen (ex-Gentrys) and Tom Boggs, respectively.
The follow-up to "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," didn't do nearly as well, but the Box Tops managed another massive hit in 1968 with the Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham tune "Cry Like a Baby," which went to number two on the pop charts. Although a couple of minor hits followed in "I Met Her in Church" and "Choo Choo Train," Chilton was rapidly growing dissatisfied with the inconsistency of the material the Box Tops were handed (which was clear on the three LPs the group had released through 1968). As a result, Chilton was chafing at Penn's extreme reluctance to allow him to record his own original compositions. By the time of the Box Tops' fourth and final LP, 1969's Dimensions (an attempt to make a more cohesive album), Penn had bowed out and moved on to other projects. Several Chilton songs appeared on Dimensions, including "I Must Be the Devil," and the group had one last minor hit with "Soul Deep." Cunningham subsequently departed, also to go back to school, and the Box Tops began to disintegrate. When their contract expired in February 1970, they officially disbanded, and Chilton moved to Greenwich Village for a while. Not finding the creative hospitality he'd hoped for, Chilton soon returned to Memphis and joined an Anglo-pop outfit run by his friend Chris Bell; they morphed into Big Star, one of the most revered and mercurial bands in power pop (or, for that matter, underground rock & roll) history.
Title: Best of the Box Top - Soul Deep (Remastered)
Artist: THE BOX TOPS
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: The Letter / Cry Like a Baby - Single
Artist: THE BOX TOPS
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: The Best Of The Box Tops - Soul Deep
Artist: THE BOX TOPS
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: Sweet Soul Music
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: A Night On the Town - 18 Timeless Club Anthems
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Ever Soul Revival (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sensational Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Battle Of The Bands
Title: 100 Timeless Love Songs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Blue Eyed Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Summer of Love - 1967
Title: The Natural Collection: Pure Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits of the Sixties, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Radio Hits of the 60s Volume 5
Genre: Rock
Title: The Great Bands
Genre: Pop
Title: Dizzy 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 150 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Great Bands
Genre: Pop
Title: Supergroups of the 60's
Title: When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear
Genre: Rock
Title: Pop Megahits of the 1960's, Vol. 5 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Smash Hits of the 60's
Title: The Great Bands
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Megahits of the 1960's, Vol. 7 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: 60's Rock Bands - Wild Thing
Title: Back to the 60's: Rock 'n Roll (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Éxitos Jovenes / Exitos Jovenes
Genre: Pop
Title: The Letter (5 Songs That Influenced Future Generations)
Genre: Rock
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1967
Title: Time Life - Spirit Of The 60s CD 4 Garage Kings
Genre: Disco
Title: Compact Disc Club - I Love Shake CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Top One USA CD 8 1967
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 16
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Forever Friends - A Song For You CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Millennium 1965 - 1969 CD2
Title: 101 Barbecue Songs (Disc 5)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Simply The Best Of The 60'S CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Of The Sixties - CD1
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100 Movie Hits (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Instrumental
Title: Woodstock Generation (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: 50 Golden Oldies
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Love Songs - Unchained Melody
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Greatest Hits Of The Millenium! 1965 - 1969 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Highlights - 16 Internationale Hit - Oldies - Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Sounds Of The The Sixties - 1967 (CD1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Solid Gold Memories - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Bad Times at the El Royale (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack