The Letter / Neon Rainbow

by The Box Tops

The Letter / Neon Rainbow cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1967
  • Label: Mala
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:58
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by a remarkably gruff, soulful lead vocal from a surprisingly young frontman, the tracks fuse garage rock energy with blue-eyed soul. The concise, punchy Memphis-style production resulted in instantly recognizable, universally appealing radio hits.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, soulful, vintage, classic, bluesy, rhythmic, vocal

Tracklist

  1. The Letter (1:52)
  2. She Knows How (3:05)
  3. Trains & Boats & Planes (3:45)
  4. Break My Mind (2:27)
  5. Whiter Shade of Pale (4:32)
  6. Everything I Am (2:17)
  7. Neon Rainbow (3:01)
  8. People Make the World (2:28)
  9. I'm Your Puppet (2:51)
  10. Happy Times (1:43)
  11. Gonna Find Somebody (2:59)
  12. I Pray for Rain (2:22)
  13. Turn on a Dream (2:48)
  14. The Letter (1:56)
  15. Neon Rainbow (2:57)
  16. Georgia Farm Boy (3:48)

Credits

  • Box Tops - primary artist
  • Wayne Carson Thompson - written-by
  • Bacharach And David - written-by
  • John D. Loudermilk - written-by
  • Gary Brooker - written-by
  • Keith Reid - written-by
  • Spooner Oldham - written-by
  • Bobby Womack - written-by

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