![]() It peaked at #53 on the Hot 100 and #40 on the R&B charts. "Strawberry Letter 23" is the fifth single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's 1992 debut studio album T.E.V.I.N. Tevin Campbell version "Strawberry Letter 23" The Pretty Lights song "Rainbows and Waterfalls" (2017).The Julian Perretta single "Wonder Why" (2010).The Coheed and Cambria song "The Running Free", from the album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (2007).The Justin Timberlake song " Señorita" (2003).The Beyoncé song "Be with You", from the album Dangerously in Love (2003).The Westside Connection song " Gangsta Nation" (2003).The Color Me Badd #1 R&B hit " I Wanna Sex You Up" (1992).Parts of the song, especially the distinctive, rhythmic melody of the song's verse, have also been imitated or interpolated in other songs: The Big Sean & Metro Boomin song "No Hearts, No Love" from their 2017 album Double or Nothing.The Xavier Naidoo & Kool Savas song "X.A.V.A.S".The Justice song "Canon" from their 2011 album Audio, Video, Disco.The Girl Talk song "Oh No" from his 2010 album All Day.The Messy Marv's & Mitchy Slick song On the One featuring Yukmouth from their 2007 album Messy Slick.The Das EFX song "Whut Goes Around" from their 1998 album Generation EFX.The DJ Quik song "Safe + Sound" from his 1995 album Safe + Sound.The Silk song "Baby It's You" from their 1992 album Lose Control.The First Light song "Loving You" from their 1989 album You Had It All.The Negativland song "White Rabbit and a Dog Named Gidget" from their 1989 album Helter Stupid.The Vic Reeves cover song " Born Free" from his 1991 album I Will Cure You.The track, specifically its main melody, has been in music sampling over 90 times, including: The Shuggie Otis version can be heard on the 2005 film Munich.The song is featured in Nip/Tuck (2003–2010) Season 3, Episode #2 "Kiki" (September 27, 2005).The song can also be heard in the TV series Six Feet Under (2001–2005), Season 5, Episode 9 "Ecotone" (July 31, 2005).The song is played at length in the Quentin Tarantino 1997 film Jackie Brown and is featured on the movie soundtrack album.The song is heard very briefly in the Quentin Tarantino 1994 film Pulp Fiction as Jules and Vincent walk down the hallway of an apartment building. ![]() Pitchfork chose the Brothers Johnson version as the 134th best song of the 1970s. The 7" single was originally released in a strawberry-scented sleeve. The 12" single was pressed on red strawberry-scented vinyl. Studio guitar player Lee Ritenour recreated Otis' original guitar solo for the Brothers Johnson cover. Their rendition hit the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number five and reached number one on the Soul Singles chart in 1977. The group then recorded "Strawberry Letter 23" for their 1977 album Right on Time, which was produced by Quincy Jones, and the album went platinum. George Johnson, of the Brothers Johnson, was dating one of Otis's cousins when he came across the 1971 album Freedom Flight. The singer is creating "Strawberry Letter 23" as a reply to the song he has received from his lover, and he refers to her previous message as "Strawberry Letter 22" when replying. This is because the premise of the song is that a couple is exchanging love letters in musical form. ![]() The song's chorus says "Strawberry Letter 22" instead of the actual title of the song. It is also widely known by the 1977 cover version recorded by the Brothers Johnson and produced by Quincy Jones. "Strawberry Letter 23" is a 1971 song written and composed by Shuggie Otis from his 1971 album Freedom Flight. 1977 single by The Brothers Johnson "Strawberry Letter 23"
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