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Shuggie Otis

Strawberry Letter 23

1971 · via Stetsasonic

Shuggie Otis wrote “Strawberry Letter 23” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1971. Also recorded by The Brothers Johnson (released 1977), Phish (released 2017) and Akon (released 2010), among 47 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Shuggie Otis – Strawberry Letter 23
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Shuggie Otis wrote it and cut it himself in 1971, well before The Brothers Johnson, Tevin Campbell, and Stetsasonic each took a turn. Start at the source and hear what everyone else was chasing.

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Credited writer: Shuggie Otis.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1971.

Other recordings on file · first release year

47 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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