Please Read the Letter
"Please Read the Letter" | |
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Walking Into Clarksdale | |
Recorded | 1998 |
Genre | Folk rock |
Length | 4:21 |
Label | Atlantic (US) Mercury |
Songwriter(s) | Charlie Jones, Michael Lee, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
"Please Read the Letter" is a song originally written and recorded by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (as Page and Plant) for their 1998 album Walking into Clarksdale.[1]
Plant and
Music and lyrics
"Please Read the Letter" is in the folk rock genre.[3]
Plant explained that "Please Read the Letter" is a song about yearning for someone, adding that the lyrics are about "unfinished business".[4]
Release
A music video for the single was released in 2008. It was shot in a 1905-built house in South Los Angeles.[4] The music video was nominated for Wide Open Country Video of the Year at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss version
"Please Read the Letter" | ||||
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Single by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | ||||
from the album Raising Sand | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, country | |||
Length | 5:55 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Songwriter(s) | Charlie Jones, Michael Lee, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | |||
Music video | ||||
"Please Read the Letter" at CMT.com | ||||
Robert Plant singles chronology | ||||
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Alison Krauss singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
Plant and Krauss' version of the song initially failed to chart, but after winning the
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 102 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[5] | 20 |
Reception
The song has been well received by critics. Chris Jones, in his review for the
Track listing
2008 US CD single (Rounder RPAK102-R1)
- "Please Read the Letter" (Radio Edit) (Jones, Lee, Page, Plant) – 3:47
- "Please Read the Letter" (Jones, Lee, Page, Plant) – 5:55
References
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-08-03). "Plant, Krauss Cover Everlys, Waits On New Album". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ MTV News Staff (2009-02-08). "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Raising Sand". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-10-27. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ a b Halperin, Shirley (2008-02-20). "A Tale of Two Singers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
- ^ Jones, Chris (2007-10-19). "Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Raising Sand: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-08.