Main » 2011»April»18 » The Box Tops - 1967-70 - Neon Rainbow - The Best Of
8:27 AM
The Box Tops - 1967-70 - Neon Rainbow - The Best Of
The Box Tops were a Memphis rock group of the second half of the 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," "Soul Deep," "I Met Her in Church," and "Cry Like A Baby," 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. Alex Chilton - guitar, lead vocals, Gary Talley - lead guitar, vocals, Bill Cunningham - bass, vocals, Danny Smythe - drums, vocals, John Evans - keyboards, vocals. This compilation is from 1996, re-released in 2009 with 18 tracks. 01 - The Letter 02 - Neon Rainbow 03 - Happy Times 04 - Cry Like A Baby 05 - Fields Of Clover 06 - Choo Choo Train 07 - She Shot A Hole In My Soul 08 - People Gonna Talk 09 - I Met Her In Church 10 - Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March 11 - Together 12 - I Must Be The Devil LINK
