The Letter
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"The Letter" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by The Box Tops in 1967, that became a major hit and enduring standard in popular music.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Box Tops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedByCertificationUS | RIAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bside | Happy Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationUS | gold record ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPM | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duration | about 1 minute 58 seconds ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasLyricsOpeningLine | Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
gritty lead vocal
ⓘ
prominent organ part ⓘ short runtime under two minutes ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Al Green
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Darin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ King Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Arbors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLiveVersionBy | Joe Cocker and Leon Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | The Letter/Neon Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist | Alex Chilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
blue-eyed soul repertoire
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popular music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Alex Chilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsModeOfTransport | aeroplane ⓘ |
| performer | The Box Tops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dan Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (various editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mala Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-08 ⓘ |
| soldCopiesWorldwide | over 4 million ⓘ |
| theme | longing to return to a loved one ⓘ |
| writer | Wayne Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEndChartUSBillboardHot100_1967 | 4 ⓘ |
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