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