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Our three neighborhoods have distinct architecture and styles. Eagle Heights and University Houses are situated just a half-mile northwest of UW-Madison’s western campus and are a community of apartment buildings nestled in 83 acres of green space on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. These neighborhoods primarily serve families and feature numerous picnic and playground areas, a central community center and one of the oldest community gardens in the United States.

Harvey Street Apartments serve single graduate students and are located south of University Avenue, just west of campus. This quiet street is close to shops, restaurants, and the UW campus.

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'Strawberry Letter 23' is a 1971 song written and composed by Shuggie Otis from his 1971 album Freedom Flight. It is best known by the 1977 cover version recorded by the Brothers Johnson and produced by Quincy Jones.

History[edit]

George Johnson, of the Brothers Johnson, was dating one of Otis's cousins when he came across the 1971 album Freedom Flight. The group recorded 'Strawberry Letter 23' for their 1977 album Right on Time, which was produced by Quincy Jones, and the album went platinum. Their rendition hit the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number five and reached number one on the Soul Singles chart in 1977.^[2] Studio guitar player Lee Ritenour recreated Otis' original guitar solo for the Brothers Johnson cover. The 12' single was pressed on red strawberry-scented vinyl.^{[citation needed]} The 7' single was originally released in a strawberry-scented sleeve.^{[citation needed]}

The song's chorus says 'Strawberry Letter 22' instead of the actual title of the song. This is because the premise of the song is that a couple is exchanging love letters in musical form. 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.

Chart performance[edit]

Legacy[edit]

Pitchfork chose the Brothers Johnson version as the 134th best song of the 1970s.^[11]

Soundtrack appearances[edit]

• 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.
• The song is played at length in the Quentin Tarantino 1997 film Jackie Brown and is featured on the movie soundtrack album.
• 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 featured in Nip/Tuck (2003–2010) Season 3, Episode #2 'Kiki' (September 27, 2005).
• The Shuggie Otis version can be heard on the 2005 film Munich.

Sampling[edit]

The track, specifically its main melody, has been used many times in music sampling:

• The Vic Reeves cover song 'Born Free' from his 1991 album I Will Cure You.
• The Negativland song 'White Rabbit and a Dog Named Gidget' from their 1989 album Helter Stupid.
• The First Light song 'Loving You' from their 1989 album You Had It All.
• The Silk song 'Baby It's You' from their 1992 album Lose Control.
• The DJ Quik song 'Safe + Sound' from his 1995 album Safe + Sound.
• The St. Lunatics 1996 single 'Gimme What U Got'.
• The Das EFX song 'Whut Goes Around' from their 1998 album Generation EFX.
• The Messy Marv's & Mitchy Slick song On the One featuring Yukmouth from their 2007 album Messy Slick.
• The Girl Talk song 'Oh No' from his 2010 album All Day.
• The Justice song 'Canon' from their 2011 album Audio, Video, Disco.
• The Xavier Naidoo & Kool Savas song 'X.A.V.A.S'.
• The Big Sean & Metro Boomin song 'No Hearts, No Love' from their 2017 album Double or Nothing.

Interpolations[edit]

Parts of the song, especially the distinctive, rhythmic melody of the song's verse, have also been imitated or interpolated in other songs:

• The Color Me Badd #1 R&B hit 'I Wanna Sex You Up' (1992)
• The OutKast hit 'Ms. Jackson' (2001)
• The Westside Connection song 'Gangsta Nation' (2003)
• The Beyoncé song 'Be with You', from the album Dangerously in Love (2003)
• The Justin Timberlake song 'Señorita' (2003)
• 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 Julian Perretta single 'Wonder Why' (2010)
• The Pretty Lights song 'Rainbows and Waterfalls' (2017)

Tevin Campbell version[edit]

'Strawberry Letter 23' is the fifth single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's 1992 debut studio album T.E.V.I.N.. It peaked at #53 on the Hot 100 and #40 on the R&B charts.^[12] The Tevin Campbell version is more up-tempo, with a new jack swing beat, and includes a rap that mentions 'the letter 23.'

Track Listings[edit]

US Promo CD

1. Strawberry Letter 23 (Album Edit w/o Rap) 3:48
2. Strawberry Letter 23 (Album Version) 4:07
3. Strawberry Letter 23 (Single Remix w/Rap) 4:15
4. Strawberry Letter 23 (Single Remix w/o Rap) 3:35

US Maxi-CD

1. Strawberry Letter 23 (QDIII Mix Without Rap) 3:45
2. Strawberry Letter 23 (QDIII Mix With Rap) 4:12
3. Strawberry Letter 23 (QDIII Fat Choice Mix) 4:48
4. Strawberry Letter 23 (Album Edit Without Rap) 3:24
5. Strawberry Letter 23 (Soul Mix With Rap) 4:15
6. Strawberry Letter 23 (T.C.'s Choice) 4:04
7. Strawberry Letter 23 (Soul Mix Without Rap) 3:35
8. Strawberry Letter 23 (Club Mix) 6:28
9. Strawberry Letter 23 (Club Dub) 5:58
10. Strawberry Letter 23 (Naughty Beats) 4:42

Chart positions[edit]

Other covers[edit]

• An instrumental version was done by Phil Upchurch on his 1978 album Phil Upchurch around the same time as the Brothers Johnson version, which is a more upbeat funky version.^[13]
• The Scottish band Pop Wallpaper released Strawberry Letter 23, 'remodelled /.../ for the dance floor', as a single in 1986, with Audrey Redpath on vocals.^[14]
• The short-lived R&B duo Kiara included a cover version of the song on its 1988 album To Change and/or Make a Difference, which peaked at #23 on the BillboardR&B Albums chart.
• Digital Underground did a hip hop version in the early 1990s and it is included on their 1999 album The Lost Files.^[15]
• Quincy Jones, who produced the Brothers Johnson's version, covered the song himself, with singer Akon, on the album Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (2010).
• Saxophonist Jessy J covered the song on her album My One and Only One (2015).
• Malaysian singer Yuna recorded the song for a commercial for Swedish fashion retailer H&M starring Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy that aired in March 2015.
• In June 2015, Faith No More covered a large portion of the song during an interlude during 'Midlife Crisis' at the Pinkpop festival and also at Download Festival.
• On July 22, 2017, Phish covered the song during its 'Baker's Dozen'^[16] run of shows at Madison Square Garden,^[17] during the 'Strawberry' themed night of that run. The song made its second appearance during the band's Fall 2018 Tour run at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia, and it was performed again during Phish's Summer 2019 Tour at the BB&T Pavilion in New Jersey, as well as December 6, 2019 in Charleston, SC.

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.45cat.com/record/1949s
2. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 80.
3. ^'Australian Chart Books'. Australianchartbooks.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
4. ^'Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada'. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-10-01. Retrieved 2019-07-11.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
5. ^Flavour of New Zealand, 12 February 1978
6. ^Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN0-89820-089-X
7. ^Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 35.
8. ^Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). 'Image : RPM Weekly'. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
9. ^'The Official New Zealand Music Chart'. Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
10. ^'Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977'. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
11. ^'The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s - Page 4'. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
12. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 99.
13. ^Phil Upchurch - Phil Upchurch (1978) album at AllMusic
14. ^'Pop Wallpaper – Strawberry Letter 23 / Nothing Can Call Me Back'. discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
15. ^Digital Underground - The Lost Files (1999) album at AllMusic
16. ^Tell, Caroline (18 July 2017). 'Phish Fans Flock to New York for 13-Concert Marathon'. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
17. ^'Jul 22, 2017 Setlist - Phish.net'. Phish.net. Retrieved 14 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)