“Take a Letter Maria” by R. B. Greaves
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“Take a Letter Maria” by R. B. Greaves is a 1969 soul-pop hit single about a man dictating a letter to his secretary after discovering his wife’s infidelity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Take a Letter Maria” by R. B. Greaves canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| addressee | secretary named Maria ⓘ |
| artist | R. B. Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer | R. B. Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Maria
ⓘ
narrator husband ⓘ unfaithful wife ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soul ⓘ soul pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | "Big Bad City" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Latin-tinged soul ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Take a letter, Maria, address it to my wife"
ⓘ
"This is the end of the line" ⓘ |
| includedOn | album "R. B. Greaves" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByContext | late-1960s pop-soul sound ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
horn section
ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | R. B. Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Atco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:44 ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice | dictated letter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| peakChartPosition |
2 on the Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
2 on the Canadian RPM chart ⓘ 3 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart ⓘ |
| performer | R. B. Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man dictates a letter to his secretary ending his marriage after discovering his wife with another man. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | husband ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atco Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| salesCertification | RIAA gold record ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | dictating a letter of separation ⓘ |
| theme |
marital infidelity
ⓘ
separation ⓘ starting a new life ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | male lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | R. B. Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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