Great mix from Beat, Pop & Soul  produced  by DAN PENN with ALEX CHILTON' s  rough
& soulful voice.
The Band broke up in 1969 - From 1967 to 1969 they released 4 LPs.
Letter & Cry like a Baby went into TOP 5.
Alex Chilton came back first with BIG STAR in beginning of the 70's , afterwards he went into
producing and released many Solo LP's.
In 2003 BOX TOPS made an Re-Union Tour. Chilton died in spring 2010.

Style: Blueeyed Soul-Beat

see:  Big Star ;  Alex Chilton ;  Dan Penn ;

Musicians:
Alex Chilton - lead vocals, guitar;  John Evans - organ; 
Gary Talley - guitar;  Danny Smythe - drums;
Bill Cunningham - bass, piano; 
From Mid 1968:
Rick Allen - organ, drums  (for Evans) & Tom Boggs - drums;
4/1969: Jerry Riley - guitar  replaced  Talley

Tracks :
The Letter  (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Neon Rainbow  (Wayne Carson Thompson)
HappyTimes
Cry like a Baby  (Penn-Oldham)
Fields of Clover   (Penn-Oldham)
Choo Choo Train   (Fritts-E.Hinton)
She shot a Hole in my Soul
People gonna talk
I met her in Church
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
Together  (Alex Chilton)
I must be the Devil
Soul Deep   (Wayne Carson Thompson)
I shall be released  (B.Dylan)
(The) Happy Song  (Alex Chilton)
Turn on a Dream
I see only Sunshine
You keep tightenning up on me