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The Box Tops were a Memphis rock group from the 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", 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 and Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry, pop tunes such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum, and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman. Vocalist Alex Chilton went on to front the powerpop band Big Star and to launch a career as a solo artist, during which he occasionally performed songs he had sung with the Box Tops.
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The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick [Original TV Soundtrack] [2017]
Song | Duration |
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The Letter | 1:57 |
The Original Albums 1967-1969 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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The Letter | 1:54 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:03 |
I'm Your Puppet | 2:53 |
Happy Times [Mono] | 1:45 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:34 |
Fields of Clover | 2:52 |
You Keep Me Hanging On | 3:42 |
I See Only Sunshine [Mono B-Side] [*] | 2:14 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:52 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:43 |
People Gonna Talk | 4:10 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:43 |
Soul Deep | 2:29 |
I Shall Be Released | 2:48 |
Together | 3:23 |
I Must Be the Devil | 3:36 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March | 2:16 |
The Happy Song | 1:57 |
Playlist: The Very Best of the Box Tops [2013]
Lo Esencial de Las Clásicas de... Universal 92.1 FM [2008]
Song | Duration |
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The Letter | 1:56 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:08 |
60's & 70's Singles Collection, Vol. 2 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Choo Choo Train | 2:50 |
Fields of Clover | 2:50 |
Soul Deep | 2:27 |
History of Rock, Vol. 1-10 [2003]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter [Stereo] | 1:59 |
Cry Like a Baby [Stereo] | 2:33 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March [Stereo] | 2:14 |
Soul Deep [Stereo] | 2:27 |
The Letter [BMG Special Products] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Letter | 1:55 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:34 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:44 |
You Keep Me Hanging On | 3:44 |
Soul Deep | 2:29 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:53 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:04 |
I'm Your Puppet | 2:56 |
The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 7: The Great Bands [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:56 |
Dick Bartley Presents Collector's Essentials on the Radio, Vol. 1: The '60s [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter [Original Mono Single] | 1:59 |
The Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep [1996]
Song | Duration |
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The Letter | 1:52 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:01 |
Happy Times | 1:44 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:32 |
Fields of Clover | 2:50 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:50 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:41 |
People Gonna Talk | 4:08 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:41 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March | 2:13 |
Together | 3:21 |
I Must Be the Devil | 3:35 |
Soul Deep | 2:27 |
I Shall Be Released | 2:47 |
Turn on a Dream | 2:48 |
I See Only Sunshine | 2:14 |
You Keep Tightening up on Me | 2:51 |
The Best of the Box Tops [BMG Germany] [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:55 |
Soul Deep | 2:27 |
Together | 3:21 |
The Happy Song | 1:57 |
Fields of Clover | 2:51 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:35 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:04 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:57 |
The 60's Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1: The History of Rock [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Cry Like a Baby | 2:35 |
The Letter | 1:53 |
The Ultimate Box Tops [1988]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:58 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:03 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:35 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:46 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:40 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March | 2:13 |
Soul Deep | 2:26 |
Turn on a Dream | 2:44 |
I Shall Be Released | 2:47 |
People Gonna Talk | 4:09 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:42 |
Together | 3:20 |
I Must Be the Devil | 3:25 |
Summer of Love, Vol. 1: Tune In (Good Time & Love Vibrations) [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Neon Rainbow [*] | 2:56 |
Greatest Hits [1982]
The Best of the Box Tops [1974]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:54 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:03 |
Happy Times | 1:45 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:33 |
Fields of Clover | 2:51 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:52 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:42 |
People Gonna Talk | 4:09 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:43 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March | 2:15 |
Together | 3:23 |
I Must Be the Devil | 3:36 |
Soul Deep | 2:28 |
I Shall Be Released | 2:48 |
Happy Song | 1:57 |
Turn on a Dream | 2:49 |
I See Only Sunshine | 2:16 |
You Keep Tightening Up on Me | 2:51 |
Dimensions [1969]
Superhits [1969]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:58 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:42 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:03 |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:35 |
I'm Your Puppet | 2:50 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:40 |
You Keep Me Hangin' On | 3:30 |
Choo Choo Train | 2:46 |
Cry Like a Baby [1968]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Cry Like a Baby | 2:32 |
Fields of Clover | 2:49 |
You Keep Me Hangin' On | 3:40 |
Cry Like a Baby [Mono Single Version][*] | 2:32 |
You Keep Tightening up on Me [*] | 2:52 |
Non-Stop [1968]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Choo Choo Train | 2:53 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:43 |
People Gonna Talk | 4:10 |
I Met Her in Church | 2:44 |
I Met Her in Church [Mono Single Version][*] | 2:47 |
The Letter/Neon Rainbow [1967]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Letter | 1:55 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:04 |
I'm Your Puppet | 2:54 |
Happy Times | 1:46 |
Turn on a Dream [*] | 2:50 |
The Letter [Mono Single Version][*] | 1:58 |
Unknown Album

Song | Duration |
---|---|
Choo Choo Train | 2:50 |
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March [Mono Single Version; Bonus Track] | 2:22 |
The Letter | 1:52 |
Choo Choo Train | |
Cry Like a Baby | 2:32 |
I Must Be the Devil | 3:35 |
She Shot a Hole in My Soul | 2:43 |
Happy Times | 1:46 |
The Letter | 1:52 |
Soul Deep | 2:27 |
Neon Rainbow | 3:04 |
Choo Choo Train | |
The Letter | 1:52 |
The Letter | 1:52 |
The Letter | 1:52 |
Soul Deep | 2:27 |
The Letter |
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