Original sentence: "Strawberry Letter 23", as recorded by The Brothers Johnson, in a funkier, more dance oriented vein than the original Otis version, hit the Hot 100 peaking at number five  and reaching number one on the soul singles chart in 1977.Another explanation is that the song is a reply to strawberry letter 22 and the title refers to the song being like a "strawberry letter 23".Otis wrote the song for a girlfriend, who used strawberry-scented paper in letters to him.Studio guitar player Lee Ritenour later recreated Shuggie Otis' original solo for the Brothers Johnson 1977 album.The album would go platinum.The group would later record it for their 1977 album Right On Time, under legendary producer Quincy Jones
Edited sentence: "Strawberry Letter 23", as recorded by The Brothers Johnson in a funkier, more dance-oriented vein than the original Otis version, hit the Hot 100 and peaked at number five and reached number one on the Soul Singles chart in 1977.Another explanation is that the song is a reply to Strawberry Letter 22 and the title refers to the song being like a "strawberry Letter 23".Otis wrote the song for a girlfriend who used strawberry-scented paper when she wrote letters to him.Studio guitar player Lee Ritenour later recreated Shuggie Otis' original solo for The Brothers Johnson 1977 album.The group later recorded it for their 1977 album Right On Time, under the legendary producer Quincy Jones, and the album went platinum