Best Of The Box Tops (1996) ( )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/arista UPC: 00078221893725 Release Date: 10/1/1996 Buy.com Sku: 60133725 Item#: MKCNNR Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Letter, The ~ The Box Tops 2. Neon Rainbow ~ The Box Tops 3. Happy Times ~ The Box Tops 4. Cry Like A Baby ~ The Box Tops 5. Fields Of Clover ~ The Box Tops 6. Choo Choo Train ~ The Box Tops 7. She Shot A Hole In My Soul ~ The Box Tops 8. People Gonna Talk ~ The Box Tops 9. I Met Her In Church ~ The Box Tops 10. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March ~ The Box Tops 11. Together ~ The Box Tops 12. I Must Be The Devil ~ The Box Tops 13. Soul Deep ~ The Box Tops 14. I Shall Be Released ~ The Box Tops 15. Happy Song, The ~ The Box Tops 16. Turn On A Dream ~ The Box Tops 17. I See Only Sunshine ~ The Box Tops 18. You Keep Tightening Up On Me ~ The Box Tops   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The Box Tops: Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar, bass); Gary Talley (guitar, banjo, sitar, bass); Rick Allen (harmonica, trumpet, bass); Bill Cunningham (organ, bass); Tom Boggs (drums). Additional personnel: Reggie Young (guitar); Bobby Wood (piano); Bobby Emmons (organ); Tommy Cogbill (bass); Gene Chrisman (drums). Producers: Dan Penn, Tommy Cogbill, Chips Moman. Compilation producer: Bob Irwin. Includes liner notes by Mitchell Cohen. Before settling for enduring cult fame with Big Star, Alex Chilton enjoyed ephemeral pop stardom as a singer with Memphis group the Box Tops. Their first hit, "The Letter," was a tantalizingly short and perfect pop song-from its drum-tapped intro to its sound effects-drenched fadeout. In an effort to sustain momentum after this 1967 chart topper, the rest of the band was kept out of the studio while the American Sound studio mafia backed the gravel-voiced teenage Chilton under the supervision of producer Dan Penn. The group had a total of ten Top 100 hits, all included here. The finest of these, "Cry Like a Baby," is an impeccable slice of blue-eyed soul penned by Penn and Spooner Oldham. The pair was less successful with its other compositions, leaving it to Wayne Carson Thompson to conjure up "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," and the stirring "Soul Deep." Alongside the hits, SOUL DEEP includes seven B-sides-all but one of which also appeared on the group's quartet of original albums-and an album-only cover of the Clifford Curry hit "She Shot a Hole in My Soul."   Compilation Appearances Vol. 12-Oldies But Goodies History Of Rock Vol 01 History Of Rock Vol 05 History Of Rock Vol 07 Vol. 4-60's-History Of Rock Vol. 3-Jukebox Giants 60's Rock Hits Number 1 Hits 1965-69 Vol. 1-Chartbusters Usa 60's Ultimate Collection-1 Pt. 4-60's Rockin' 60's Vol. 3-Jukebox Giants 60's-Rock N Roll Of The When Pigs Fly Pure 60's The # 1 Hits History Of Rock Volume 1-10 History Of Rock Of The 60s Memphis Celebrates 50 Years Of Rock I Love Rock N Roll 3 / Various I Love Rock N Roll 5 / Various I Love Rock N Roll 7 / Various Super Hits 5 Super Hits 1967: Summer Of Love Forever Neil Diamond / Variou 60's Pop Number 1's Summer Of Love: Hits Of 1967 (w/ Bonus DVD) History Of Rock Sounds Of Summer Solitary Man:early Songs Of Neil Diam   Technical Info Release Date : 10/01/1996 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 18937 Label : Arista Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00078221893725   Professional Reviews Rolling Stone (12/26/96, p.189) - "...the young Chilton worked his grainy voice and conversational phrasing like an American Steve Winwood....crammed with well-turned pop-soul gems, and the sonic details, like the electric sitar in `Cry Like A Baby,' are exquisite."    Product Image