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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
THE BOX TOPS
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
*  1967+  1970

Line-Up:

BOX TOPS (photo)
 

Alex Chilton - voc,g
Jerry Riley - g
Swain Scharfer - bg
Bobby Gudiotti - ds

Former Members:

John Evans (kb, 1967-68); Rick Allen (bg,kb, 1968-69)
Danny Smythe (ds, 1967-68); Tom Boggs (ds, 1968-69)
Russ Caccamisi (bg, 1967); Bill Cunningham (bg, 1967-69)
Richard Malone (g, 1967); Gary Talley (g, 1967-69)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Letter: Neon Rainbow11/1967 Mala 87
2.Cry Like A Baby4/1968 Mala 59
3.Non-Stop10/1968 Mala
4.The Box Tops' Superhits12/1968 Mala 45
5.Dimensions9/1969 Mala 77
6.Box Tops9/1971 Mala
7.Greatest Hits1971
8.The Best Of The Box Tops6/1974 M.F.P.
9.Ultimate Box Tops6/1988 Warner Bros
10.The Best Of The Box Tops
(2LP)		9/1988 Decal
11.Tear Off!22.06.1998Loudsprecher/Indigo
12.Playlist: The Very Best of the Box Tops29.01.2013Arista

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.The Letter / Happy Times7/1967 Mala1 1
2.Neon Rainbow / She Knows How11/1967 Mala 24
3.Cry Like A Baby / The Door You Closed On Me2/1968 Mala15 2
4.Choo Choo Train / Fields Of Clover5/1968 Mala 26
5.I Met Her In Church / People Gonna Talk8/1968 Mala 37
6.Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March / Sandman12/1968 Mala 28
7.I Shall Be Released / I Must Be The Devil3/1969 Mala 67
8.Soul Deep / Happy Song6/1969 Mala22 18
9.Turn On A Dream / Together10/1969 Mala 58
10.You Keep Tightening Up On Me / Come On Honey2/1970 Mala 92
11.Sugar Creek Woman / It's All Over12.01.1973London
12.Cry Like A Baby / The Letter3/1978 Stiff
13.The Letter / Cry Like A Baby6/1980 J.B.
14.The Letter / Happy Times / Cry Like A Baby / The Door You Closed On Me6/1989 Arista

Awards:

2011 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "The Letter", 1967)

Various:

original name Ronnie And The De Villes
since 1967 The Box Tops

reunited 1989 (benefit gig, Nashville - Chilton + Evans + Talley)
reunited 1998

Compilation Appearances:

"Choo Choo Train" on OST "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" (26.7.19, Columbia)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19944305.11.199411A.W.O.L.profile
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1994514.03.19947Galerie