www.boxtops.com "If you forget about the Rascals and the Righteous Brothers, the Memphis-based Box Tops are the finest blue-eyed soul group. Lead singer (and former Big Star honcho) Alex Chilton had a tough, swaggering voice that belied his teenage years, sounding at times as if he were in a cutting match with the young Steve Winwood...Instead of knocking off pimply, lightweight teen-fodder, the Box Tops managed to add another link in the Memphis soul chain, mixing blues, Beatlesque pop, and the sound of Stax, Hi, and Goldwax...The Box Tops benefited from top-notch material: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham's "Cry Like a Baby" and "I Met Her in Church;" Wayne Thompson's "The Letter" and "Soul Deep;" and the occasional Chilton-penned nugget, such as "I Must Be the Devil"...their music remains a staple on oldies stations and has retained its vitality for over two decades."-- John Floyd " 'The Box Tops' sound represents the highest kind of rock and roll, a music of such immediate appeal that I regard it as a litmus elimination for phony rock fans."--Robert Christgau
