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| 1. The Letter |
| 2. Neon Rainbow |
| 3. Happy Times |
| 4. Cry Like A Baby |
| 5. Fields Of Clover |
| 6. Choo Choo Train |
| 7. She Shot A Hole In My Soul |
| 8. People Gonna Talk |
| 9. I Met Her In Church |
| 10. "Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March" |
| 11. Together |
| 12. I Must Be The Devil |
| 13. Soul Deep |
| 14. I Shall Be Released |
| 15. Happy Song |
| 16. Turn On A Dream |
| 17. I See Only Sunshine |
| 18. You Keep Tightening Up On Me |
Product Description
1-The Letter 2-Neon Rainbow 3-Happy Times 4-Cry Like A Baby 5-Fields Of Clover 6-Choo Choo Train 7-She Shot A Hole In My Soul 8-People Gonna Talk 9-I Met Her In Church 10-Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March 11-Together 12-I Must Be The Devil 13-Soul Deep 14-I Shall Be Released 15-(The) Happy Song 16-Turn On A Dream 17-I See Only Sunshine 18-You Keep Tightening Up On Me (1999/BMG) 18 original master.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Box tops are best remembered for The letter and (to a lesser extent) Cry like a baby but there is more to their music than those two classics. Their music is deceptively simple soul-pop. Their lead singer, Alex Chilton, was just 16 when they recorded The letter. He left the group, still only 19, and had some domestic success with Big star - a group that didn't chart in Britain.
The letter, their debut single, was an American number one hit and also made the UK top ten. Cry like a baby, their only other American top ten hit, was also their only other UK top twenty hit. They had eight other American hits of which Soul deep was the only one to chart in Britain. Of the others, I particularly like Neon rainbow. These four tracks are the most notable, though it is worth mentioning Sweet cream ladies forward march (in praise of prostitutes - surely they're not serious?) and You keep tightening up on me (not a hit but maybe it would have been had it come earlier in the career).
This is an interesting collection of their best music. If you enjoy sixties soul-pop, you may wish to add this to your collection.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I owe the purchase of this to a Talktalk advert on television which used "Neon Rainbow" as the soundtrack. I also heard the same track while waiting to speak to a Talktalk customer advisor. I was so taken with the song that I actually wrote down the lyrics so I could search for the song title. Unusually I was actually quite disappointed when an advisor answered quickly. So I searched the internet and found "Neon Rainbow" and I must admit to never have heard of "The Box Tops" but I had heard "The Letter". So I ordered the CD "The Best Of The Box Tops: Soul Deep" from Amazon and it arrived with it's usual speed.
How did I miss out on this group? To me the songs sound fresh and modern and have a real feel good quality that belie their vintage. The CD was played endlessly in my car for a few days before I felt the need to swap it. In fact I've put it on while writing this not very technical review but hey, I love this music. In fact it has rekindled my passion for the sounds of yesteryear and I've gone on to buy CDs from several artists including The Monkees and Billy Joel to name two. Strangely enough my teenage son listens to them as well!
How did I miss out on this group? To me the songs sound fresh and modern and have a real feel good quality that belie their vintage. The CD was played endlessly in my car for a few days before I felt the need to swap it. In fact I've put it on while writing this not very technical review but hey, I love this music. In fact it has rekindled my passion for the sounds of yesteryear and I've gone on to buy CDs from several artists including The Monkees and Billy Joel to name two. Strangely enough my teenage son listens to them as well!
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