The Letter

…Box Tops—on the song “The Letter.” “The Letter” was a surprise hit, spending four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967. It later resurfaced as a cover version by Joe Cocker. The Box Tops returned to the top 10 with “Cry like a Baby,”…

…of the album’s songs, “The Letter,” reached the U.S. top ten. In 1975 Cocker scored another gigantic hit with “You Are So Beautiful,” cowritten by Billy Preston. That year comedian John Belushi did a memorable impersonation of Cocker—who was known for his onstage contortions —on Saturday Night Live, and…