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As the Box Tops, they entered the studio under the guidance of producer Dan Penn to record Wayne Carson Thompson's song "The Letter".Though under two minutes in length, the record was an international hit by September 1967, reaching the Hot 100's number-one position for four weeks, selling over four million copies, earning a gold disc, and receiving two Grammy Award nominations. [2]
The track is featured on The Letter/Neon Rainbow.The song starts with the lyrics "The city lights, the pretty lights, They can warm the coldest nights" and as they suggest, the song is about neon signs that come on at night and make even the city's coldest nights seem warm.
Rolling Stone magazine included the Box Tops original at number 372 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", [1] and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". [2] In 2011, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3]
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He remained a member of the Box Tops until August 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance of the upright bass. Though Cunningham virtually vanished from the pop music scene after he left the Box Tops, he rose in the ranks of classical musicians, playing in many symphony orchestras (including the Memphis ...
Dan Penn was producing The Box Tops, he had produced a #1 record called "The Letter". He recorded that in Memphis when he and I were both living there. So he calls me one day and says, "Spooner, will you help me try to write a song for Alex (Chilton) and the Box Tops?" He says, "People have sent me some songs, but I don't think any of them ...