"The Letter" was a major hit for The Box Tops, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming their signature song. The single also featured the B-side "Neon Rainbow", another fan favorite.
- "The Letter" was The Box Tops' only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song was written by Wayne Carson Thompson and produced by Dan Penn.
- The single was released on November 1, 1967, and sold over one million copies.
The Box Tops were a commercially successful American soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1967. They are best known for their string of hit singles produced by Dan Penn and produced by Omni Records. The group's origins can be traced back to Memphis, Tennessee, where they began in 1967. Though they had recently charted with "Cry Like a Baby", their next single would be "The Letter".
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