Hot_Boxing
Hot Boxing
1994 studio album by Magnapop
For the smoking practice, see Hotboxing.
Hot Boxing is the second studio album by Magnapop, released in 1994. "Lay It Down" and "Slowly, Slowly" were released as singles. Music videos were created for "Lay It Down", "Slowly, Slowly", and "Texas". Having Priority release the album was a radical departure from the label's earlier emphasis on rap.[6]
Quick Facts Hot Boxing, Studio album by Magnapop ...
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Released | July 5, 1994 (1994-07-05) | |||
Recorded | August 1993 | |||
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Genre | Pop punk, pop rock, power pop | |||
Length | 41:30 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Play It Again Sam/Priority | |||
Producer | Bob Mould | |||
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Singles from Hot Boxing | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Billboard | very favorable[2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Rolling Stone | favorable[4] |
Sun Zoom Spark | favorable[5] |
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All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris.
- Side one
- "Slowly, Slowly" – 3:35
- "Texas" – 4:01
- "Lay It Down" – 2:59
- "Here It Comes" – 2:48
- "Piece of Cake" – 2:49
- "Free Mud" – 2:00
- "Leo" – 2:37
- Side two
- "The Crush" – 3:22
- "Ride" – 2:30
- "In the Way" – 2:32
- "Idiot Song" – 1:55
- "Get It Right" – 1:52
- "Emergency" – 4:00
- "Skinburns" – 4:24
- Special edition bonus tracks
- "Merry" (Acoustic) – 3:26
- "Pretty Awful" – 2:24
- Magnapop
- Linda Hopper – lead vocals
- David McNair – drums
- Ruthie Morris – guitar, backing vocals
- Shannon Mulvaney – bass guitar
- Production staff
- David Collins – remastering at A&M Studios
- Valerie Raimonde – design
- Ruth Leitman – art direction, photography
- Magnapop – production on "Merry" (Acoustic)
- Bob Mould – production
- Jim Wilson – engineering
The album was initially released on Priority Records in the United States and Play It Again Sam in the United Kingdom, with the Japanese edition published by King; the special edition with bonus tracks was published in The Netherlands by Play It Again Sam.
More information Region, Date ...
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | July 5, 1994 | Priority | Compact Disc | P2 53909 |
cassette tape | P4 53909 | |||
Europe | Play It Again Sam | Compact Disc | 450.0251.20 - BIAS 251 CD | |
cassette tape | 450.0521.50 - BIAS 251 MC | |||
The Netherlands | LP | 450.0251.10 - BIAS 251 LP | ||
Japan | 1994 | King | Compact Disc | KICP-408 |
The Netherlands | 1994 | Play It Again Sam | Compact Disc | 450.0251.26 - BIAS 251 CDX† |
Spain | 1994 | Fonomusic | LP | 88.2210 |
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†Special edition with bonus tracks
- Demalon, Tom. "Magnapop > Hot Boxing". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- Christgau, Robert. "Magnapop". Robert Christgau.
- Corio, Paul (1994-12-29). "Music reviews - Magnapop Hot Boxing". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[dead link]
- Sun Zoom Spark Volume 2, issue 3 (June 1994), review by Dermot Hack
- Official site
- Hot Boxing at AllMusic
- Hot Boxing at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Hot Boxing at Discogs