Letter

About Letter

"The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson that was first recorded by the American rock band The Box Tops in 1967. It was sung in a gruff blue-eyed soul style by Alex Chilton. The song was the group's first and biggest record chart hit, reaching number one in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and reached the top ten in several other countries. "The Letter" launched Chilton's career and inspired numerous cover versions. English rock and soul singer Joe Cocker's 1970 rendition became his first top ten single in the U. S.; several other artists have recorded versions of the song which also reached the record charts. Rolling Stone magazine included the Box Tops original at number 372 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time"; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". In 2011, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. more »

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2008

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[Chorus]
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane 
Ain't got time to take a fast train 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home 
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter 

I don't care how much money I gotta spend 
Got to get back to my baby again 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home 
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter
 
Well, she wrote me a letter 
Said she couldn't live without me no more 
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back 
To my baby once-a more 
Anyway, yeah! 

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane 
Ain't got time to take a fast train 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home 
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter 
 
Well, she wrote me a letter 
Said she couldn't live without me no more 
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back 
To my baby once-a more 
Anyway, yeah! 

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane 
Ain't got time to take a fast train 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home 
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter, my baby just-a wrote  me a letter

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The Box Tops

The Box Tops were a Memphis rock group from the 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", and "Soul Deep" 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. more »

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