The Box Tops

The Box Tops Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Box Tops are an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1967. 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 & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes like "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum; and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The Letter - #2: Cry Like a Baby - #3: Soul Deep - #4: Neon Rainbow - #5: Choo Choo Train
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  1967
The Letter
1.
08/1967

#1  The Letter
The Box Tops greentick

from The Letter / Neon Rainbow   The Letter / Neon Rainbow
371 pts
1
US
30
R&B
5
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #363]
[Mala 565]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson
2.
11/1967

#4  Neon Rainbow
The Box Tops greentick

from The Letter / Neon Rainbow   The Letter / Neon Rainbow
60 pts
24
US


57
UK
[Mala 580]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson
  1968
Cry Like a Baby
3.
03/1968

#2  Cry Like a Baby
The Box Tops greentick

from Cry Like a Baby   Cry Like a Baby
252 pts
2
US


15
UK
[Mala 593]
written by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
Choo Choo Train
4.
06/1968

#5  Choo Choo Train
The Box Tops greentick

from Non Stop   Non Stop
40 pts
26
US




[Mala 12005]
written by Donnie Fritts & Eddie Hinton
I Met Her in Church
5.
09/1968

I Met Her in Church
The Box Tops greentick

from Non Stop   Non Stop
24 pts
37
US




[Mala 12017]
written by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
6.
12/1968

Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
The Box Tops greentick

from Dimensions   Dimensions
37 pts
28
US




[Mala 12035]
written by Bob Weinstein & Jon Stroll
  1969
I Shall Be Released
7.
04/1969

I Shall Be Released
The Box Tops greentick

from Dimensions   Dimensions
11 pts
67
US




[Mala 12038]
written by Bob Dylan
Soul Deep
8.
07/1969

#3  Soul Deep
The Box Tops greentick

from Dimensions   Dimensions
104 pts
18
US


22
UK
[Mala 12040]
written by Wayne Carson
9.
10/1969

Turn On a Dream
The Box Tops greentick

14 pts
58
US




[Mala 12042]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
  1970
10.
03/1970

You Keep Tightening Up on Me
The Box Tops greentick

6 pts
92
US




[Bell 865]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson
  2009
11.
09/2009

Neon Rainbow
The Box Tops greentick

3 pts




157
UK
R: featured in the TalkTalk TV advertising campaign
written by Wayne Carson Thompson


See also...

Alex Chilton • Bill Cunningham • Danny Smythe • Gary Talley • John Evans


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