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За свою недолгую карьеру "Box tops" заработали себе славу одной из лучших "белых" соул-групп, несмотря на то, что они были не столь плодовитыми как, скажем, "Righteous Brothers" или "Rascals". История команды началась в Мемфисе (штат Теннеси), где под вывеской "The Devilles" собрались четверо школьных приятелей – Билл Каннингхэм (р. 23 января 1950), Джон Эванс (р. 18 июня 1948), Дэнни Смит (р. 25 августа 1948) и Гэри Тэлли (р. 17 августа 1947). Вскоре в этой группе, исполнявшей ритм-энд-блюзы, появился вокалист Алекс Чилтон (р. 28 декабря 1950). С его приходом популярность коллектива в окрестностях Мемфиса стала расти быстрее.
Вскоре на ребят обратили внимание авторы песен и продюсеры Чипс Моман и Дэн Пенн, как раз подыскивавших себе белых исполнителей, чей стиль напоминал бы Стиви Уинвуда. Когда дошло дело до контракта обнаружилось, что банда под названием "The Devilles" уже существует, и вывеску пришлось поменять на "Box tops".
Покончив таким образом с формальностями, ансамбль под руководством Пенна отправился в мемфисскую студию Момана "American", где и приступил к сессиям. Перед записью сингла "The Letter" Чилтон всю ночь пропьянствовал со своей подружкой, и поэтому голос у него соответственно был охрипший. Тем не менее запись получилась довольно интересной и, к удивлению самих музыкантов, сингл оказался на верхних строчках чартов. Мало того, он проторчал там целых четыре недели и был признан "Биллбордом" синглом года. Получив такой оглушительный успех, продюсер засуетился вовсю. Последовали дальнейшие репетиции и записи, к которым он постоянно привлекал сессионщиков. В начале 1968-го состав "Box tops" несколько изменился – Эванс и Смит решили продолжить обучение, а их места в ансамбле заняли Рик Аллен из "Gentrys" и Том Боггз из "Board of Directors".
Второй сингл группы, "Neon Rainbow", особой популярностью не пользовался, зато третий, "Cry Like a Baby", почти что повторил успех "The letter". Этот хит 1968 года, написанный Дэном Пенном и Спунером Олдхэмом, добрался до второй строчки штатовских чартов. Далее последовала еще парочка менее успешных хитов, "I Met Her in Church" и "Choo Choo Train".
Однако у Алекса Чилтона постепенно возрастало недовольство материалом, какой исполняли "Box tops", что можно было заметить на первых трех альбомах. Ему хотелось, чтобы группа исполняла больше своих собственных композиций, и на эту тему у Чилтона состоялся нелицеприятный разговор с Пенном. Разозленный Пенн плюнул на "Box tops" и занялся другими проектами. Четвертый альбом, "Dimensions", включал в себя несколько творений Чилтона типа "I Must Be the Devil". На пластинке также присутствовала композиция "Soul Deep", ставшая последним хитом группы. После выхода диска команду покинул Билл Каннингхэм и "Box tops" оказались на грани распада. Когда же, в феврале 1970 года истек их срок контракта с лейблом, группа была официально распущена.
После этого Чилтон играл в мемфисской группе "Big star", а затем не без некоторого успеха занялся сольным творчеством. В конце 1996 года все пятеро основателей "Box tops" вновь собрались вместе и записали ностальгический альбом "Tear off".
Состав
Alex Chilton - вокал
Bill Cunningham - бас
John Evans - гитара
Danny Smythe - ударные
Gary Talley - гитара
Дискография
The Letter/Neon Rainbow - 1967
Cry Like A Baby - 1968
Non Stop - 1968
Dimensions - 1969
Tear Off - 1998
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